Happy New Year! This will be quite a year for nutrition issues: more work on the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, nutrition labeling for restaurant menus, updates to the Nutrition Facts panel and implementation of nutrition standards for competitive foods in schools. January starts off with the second meeting of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee next Monday and Tuesday, January 13 and 14. This is the meeting that was cancelled in October due to the government shutdown. I will be presenting oral comments on behalf of IDFA on Tuesday morning. The meeting will also include presentations by experts and reports from the five subcommittees. These subcommittee reports will help identify the topic areas that have been identified as high priorities for investigation by the committee. If you are interested in observing the meeting, you can still register to attend either in-person or via webinar at www.dietaryguidelines.gov. The meeting agenda and additional information about the Dietary Guidelines can also be found at that website.