Friday, May 13, 2016

Did USDA executive Angela Tagtow violate agency guidelines re: author/journalist Nina Teicholz getting kicked off a national conference panel last month? I've asked USDA's inpector general to investigate

Angela Tagtow (source)

Last week I blogged Ultimatum by US Dietary Guidelines chair Barbara Millen led to author/journalist Nina Teicholz being kicked off National Food Policy Conference panel.

E-mails I obtained via a FOIA request showed that Dr. Millen and USDA executive Angela Tagtow had tag-teamed to pressure conference organizer Thomas Gremillion to give Ms. Teicholz the boot.

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Were the actions of Ms. Tagtow, Executive Director at the USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, in compliance with USDA policy?

Per the letter below, today I asked USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong to investigate, and I'll report the results in a future item.