Comments

MOFP submits comments to state and federal government agencies to provide input regarding proposed rules and other solicitations for comment. 

2025

• NYC Health Department submitted a public comment on the Proposed Rule — Updated Staple Food Stocking Standards for Retailers in SNAP (PDF, November 18, 2025)
• MOFP, the NYC Health Department, and NYCPS submitted a comment in response to the Request for Information: Grain-Based Desserts and High-Protein Yogurt Crediting in Child Nutrition Programs (PDF, March 26, 2025)
• MOFP and the NYC Health Department responded to the Request for Public Comments on the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (PDF, February 10, 2025)

2024

• The City of New York, including MOFP, submitted a public comment on the Draft National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics (PDF, February 2, 2024)

2023

• MOFP and the NYC Health Department submitted a public comment on the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee and the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (PDF, September 11, 2023)
  
• MOFP, the NYC Health Department, and the Department of Education submitted a public comment regarding the proposed rule: Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (PDF, May 10, 2023)
• MOFP and the NYC Health Department submitted a public comment regarding Food Labeling: Nutrient Content Claims; Definition of Term “Healthy” (PDF, January 11, 2023)

2022

• MOFP and the NYC Health Department submitted a public comment on the Citizen Petition for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to adopt a mandatory front-of-package nutrition labeling system (PDF, October 7, 2022)
• MOFP and the NYC Health Department submitted a public comment in support of the Citizen Petition Seeking FDA Rulemaking to Update the Required Nutrition Information at Chain Restaurants to Include Added Sugars for Standard Menu Items (PDF, July 18, 2022)

2021

• MOFP submitted a public comment on Food System Supply Chains in the Urban Context (PDF, June 21, 2021)