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Media Advisory No.: PENDING
Contact:
USDA Office of Communications
(202) 720-4623
ERS Public Affairs
(202) 694-5139
USDA to Host National Media Conference Call on ‘Household Food Security in the U.S.’ Report
USDA Under Secretary Kevin Concannon and Economic Research Service Expert
WASHINGTON, September 6, 2011 - TOMORROW, USDA Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon and an expert from USDA’s Economic Research Service will host a national media conference call to discuss the Household Food Security in the United States in 2010 report, to be released that day. The annual report provides the most recent statistics (2010) on food security among U.S. households, from the December 2010 food security survey. Food security is defined as consistent, dependable access to enough food for active, healthy living. Food-insecure households are those that at times have difficulty in accessing enough food. The report also contains statistics on how much U.S. households spent for food in 2010, and the extent to which food-insecure households participated in federal and community food assistance programs.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. EDT
WHAT: National media conference call hosted by Kevin Concannon, USDA Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, and lead author Alisha Coleman-Jensen, USDA Economic Research Service, to discuss the report Household Food Security in the United States in 2010 and USDA’s food assistance programs.
DETAILS: Call in: 800-857-5233 (trouble line 202-720-8560)
Passcode: USDA (Given verbally)
All callers using the above passcode will be placed in listen-only mode. To ask a question during the Q&A portion of the meeting, callers are instructed to press *1 on their touch tone phone.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• Media briefing kit at http://www.ers.usda.gov/Features/HouseholdFoodSecurity2010/
• Household Food Security in the United States in 2010 at www.ers.usda.gov/publications/err125
Both will be available online at 9 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, September 7.
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