Food

The US Government plays a critical role in shaping how the American public assesses their food options and in ensuring a safe, affordable, and accessible food system. Constitution Partners is proud to have represented clients that advocate on food science research priorities, participate in international humanitarian food programs, ensure the safe, responsible, and independent testing of food products, and promote equitable access to food and nutrition in our country.

Our team has advocated on issues across every title of the Farm Bill, worked tirelessly throughout the implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act, protected American national security interests in the food research and food security space, positioned clients effectively on critical agency advisory boards, and more.

Key Successes for Clients

• Secured in-person participation for a client at the 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, and have regularly championed nominees to various boards, such as the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, USDA's Specialty Crop Committee, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, and more.

• Annually ensure USDA appropriations language and levels are sufficient to support our nation’s food scientists and food technology research projects.

• Successfully advocated for enacted legislation modernizing the research priorities of the National Science Foundation to include food systems research as a core component for federal research programs.