Food and Nutrition Information Center

Listed below are quick links to FNIC's most popular topics and topics of interest. These links rotate frequently so please check back often.

• 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• Dietary Reference Intakes
• Sign up for the FNIC Nutrition Talk Email List
• USDA Food Composition Databases
• Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Food and Nutrition Research Briefs
• DRI Calculator for Healthcare Professionals
• Food Labeling: Revision of the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Label
• Evaluating Health Information

1. November 15, 2018 USDA's Team Nutrition will present Grain-Based Desserts in the CACFP as part of the CACFP Thirty on Thursday webinar series. 2–2:30 p.m. ET English Webinar: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/tkg9y335pofi&eom and 3– 3:30 p.m. ET Spanish Webinar: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/rj74pbrn102l&eom

2. November 16, 2018 1pm ET: WEBINAR: Current and Emerging Knowledge and Research on Non-Nutritive Sweeteners, Food and Nutrition Board of National Academy of Sciences. Free Registration: http://nationalacademies.org/hmd/Activities/Nutrition/FoodForum/2018-NOV-16.aspx 

3. April 23-25, 2019: The 33rd Annual National Child Nutrition Conference, Chicago IL. Attendees learn about Child and Adult Care Food Program, At Risk-After School, Head Start and other child nutrition programs. https://www.cacfp.org/news-events-conferences/national-cacfp-sponsors-as... 

4. January 1, 2020: FDA issued a final rule to extend the compliance dates for updating Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts labels to January 1, 2020 for manufacturers with $10 million or more in annual food sales. Manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales will receive an extra year to comply until January 1, 2021.

The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) is a leader in online global nutrition information. Located at the National Agricultural Library (NAL) of the United States Department of Agriculture, the FNIC website contains over 2500 links to current and reliable nutrition information.

The Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (Farm Bill) established the Food and Nutrition Information and Education Resources Center (later known as the Food and Nutrition Information Center, or FNIC) as a permanent entity within NAL. (see p.26 of PDF).

FNIC strives to serve the professional community (including educators, health professionals and researchers) by providing access to a wide range of trustworthy food and nutrition resources from both government and non-government sources. The FNIC website provides information about food and human nutrition. The materials found on this website are not intended to be used for the diagnosis or treatment of a health problem or as a substitute for consulting a licensed health professional.

To learn more about FNIC's content and linking policy, please review the webmaster section of the Frequently Asked Questions.  

The use of trade, firm, or corporation names in this website (or in website pages) is for the information and convenience of the reader. Such use does not constitute an official endorsement or approval by USDA or the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of any product or service to the exclusion of others that may be suitable. Likewise, some databases available on the FNIC website include resources from "non-government entities." Inclusion of these materials in a database does not constitute endorsement or recommendation by FNIC or the U.S. Government.

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In person: FNIC Specialists can assist you Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. EST at the National Agricultural Library (NAL) in Beltsville, Maryland.

By phone: Call (301) 504-5414 to talk to an Information Specialist

By mail:

Food and Nutrition Information Center

USDA ARS National Agricultural Library

10301 Baltimore Avenue,

Beltsville, MD 20705-2351