https://myplate.food/guideline-watch An independent log of what changed in national dietary guidelines and food policy — the US (2025–2030 DGA and MyPlate's retirement), Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Australia, the EAT-Lancet Commission, and the ADA. en-US Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2026-03-26-canada-school-food-act https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2026-03-26-canada-school-food-act Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT School meals in Canada now have a law behind them, not just a budget line — a durable anchor for every province's school-food programs. Canada's National School Food Program Act received royal assent on 26 March 2026 (via Bill C-15, the Budget 2025 implementation act), giving the program announced in April 2024 a permanent legal footing. Budget 2025 funds it at $216.6 million per year from 2029–30. https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2026-02-13-australia-hsr-mandatory https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2026-02-13-australia-hsr-mandatory Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The star rating on some Australian and NZ foods is on track to become compulsory on all of them — voluntary uptake fell far short. At the 13 February 2026 Food Ministers' Meeting, ministers asked FSANZ to prepare mandatory front-of-pack Health Star Rating labeling for Australia and New Zealand, after industry missed the voluntary target: 70% of intended products were meant to display the stars by 14 November 2025, but actual uptake reached only 39% in Australia and 36% in New Zealand. https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2026-01-07-dga-2025-2030-realfood https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2026-01-07-dga-2025-2030-realfood Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The plate icon taught since 2011 is no longer the federal symbol. Our MyPlate Plan calculator continues the 2020–2025 MyPlate-format plan, unchanged. HHS and USDA released the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, launched RealFood.gov, and retired the MyPlate.gov website. The new edition leans into protein-rich whole foods — red meat is now named among the recommended proteins — and full-fat dairy, and it replaces the MyPlate visual with an inverted food pyramid. https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2026-01-01-canada-fop-symbol-mandatory https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2026-01-01-canada-fop-symbol-mandatory Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The biggest Canadian food-label change since the Nutrition Facts table: groceries high in sat fat, sugar, or salt now wear a warning-style symbol. Context on our Canada's Food Guide pages. As of 1 January 2026, most prepackaged foods sold in Canada must carry the black-and-white magnifying-glass "High in / Élevé en" symbol when saturated fat, sugars, or sodium meet or exceed 15% of the Daily Value (10% for small packages, 30% for main dishes of 200 g or more). The regulations were finalized in July 2022 with a transition period that ended 31 December 2025. https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2026-01-01-mexico-ieps-2026 https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2026-01-01-mexico-ieps-2026 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mexico nearly doubled its soda tax and extended it to zero-sugar drinks — a first since the tax began in 2014. Mexico's IEPS levy on flavored drinks with added sugars rose to $3.0818 MXN per liter on 1 January 2026 — up from about $1.64, an increase of roughly 87% — under a decree published in the Diario Oficial on 7 November 2025. https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2026-01-01-korea-labeling-2026 https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2026-01-01-korea-labeling-2026 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Nearly every packaged food sold in Korea now carries a nutrition facts label — see our Korean dietary guidelines pages for what the numbers mean. From 1 January 2026, mandatory nutrition labeling in South Korea expands from 182 to 259 processed-food categories — essentially all processed foods, with about 30 exemptions for items like ice, chewing gum, and steeped teas. Categories such as rice cakes, breads, and noodles are covered for the first time. https://myplate.food/guideline-watch/korea-kdris-2025 https://myplate.food/guideline-watch/korea-kdris-2025 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Korea's official targets now say relatively less carbohydrate and more protein. Our Korean guidelines pages document the 2020 edition — a 2025 review is on our list. South Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare released the 2025 Korean Dietary Reference Intakes (한국인 영양소 섭취기준) on 31 December 2025 — the second five-year revision since the standards were enacted nationally in 2015, developed with the Korean Nutrition Society. https://myplate.food/guideline-watch/ada-standards-2026 https://myplate.food/guideline-watch/ada-standards-2026 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT The ADA's annual rulebook now names Mediterranean-style and lower-carb patterns as evidence-backed for preventing type 2 — not just managing it. See our Diabetes Plate pages. The American Diabetes Association released its Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026 on 8 December 2025 (the supplement to the January 2026 issue of Diabetes Care). https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2025-10-16-mexico-guias-2025 https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2025-10-16-mexico-guias-2025 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Mexico's sustainability-centered guidelines got a second edition — the Plato del Bien Comer remains the visual model our pages document. Mexico's health secretariat issued a second edition of the Guías Alimentarias Saludables y Sostenibles para la Población Mexicana on 16 October 2025, aligning the guidance with the Ley General de Alimentación Adecuada y Sostenible (2024) and the 2025–2030 national plan. https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2025-10-02-eat-lancet-2 https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2025-10-02-eat-lancet-2 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT The most-cited "planetary health diet" got its first update in six years — bigger estimated health payoff, new focus on fairness. Our Planetary Health Diet pages cover both editions. The EAT-Lancet Commission published its second report on 2 October 2025 (The Lancet, vol. 406) — the first full update since 2019. Justice is elevated to a co-equal pillar alongside health and sustainability: fewer than 1% of people currently live within the "safe and just space" the report defines. https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2025-08-18-australia-adg-review https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2025-08-18-australia-adg-review Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Australia's 2013 guidelines are finally being replaced — the draft is expected for public comment in 2026. Our Australian Guide pages track the current model. Australia's NHMRC is deep into replacing the 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines. Two public calls for evidence ran in 2025 — 19 February to 14 March (diet and health, all ages) and 28 July to 18 August (older adults; diet and sustainability) — and a Sustainability Working Group is advising on diet-sustainability evidence for the first time. https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2025-07-31-mexico-nom051-deferral https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2025-07-31-mexico-nom051-deferral Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Mexico's stricter round of black warning-seal thresholds is postponed to 2028 — and the "phase 3 started in 2025" claim circulating online is wrong per the DOF text. Mexico's Secretaría de Economía published an Acuerdo in the Diario Oficial on 31 July 2025 extending the front-of-package warning-label phases: phase 2 criteria now apply through 31 December 2027, and phase 3 — the stricter Tabla 6 nutrient thresholds for the black warning seals — is deferred to 1 January 2028. https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2024-09-30-mexico-school-food-ban https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2024-09-30-mexico-school-food-ban Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT Since spring 2025, snacks and drinks bearing Mexico's warning seals can't legally be sold in any school in the country. Mexico published general lineamientos in the Diario Oficial on 30 September 2024 governing food and drink in all schools of the national education system: any product carrying front-of-package warning seals may no longer be distributed or sold, with fresh, local food and plain water prioritized. https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2024-09-25-bzfe-pyramide-2024 https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2024-09-25-bzfe-pyramide-2024 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT The pyramid most German schools teach changed shape — portion counts memorized before late 2024 are off in four places. See our Ernährungspyramide page. The BZfE revised its portion pyramid on 25 September 2024 to align with the DGE's 2024 recommendations. It keeps 22 daily portion blocks, but rearranges them. https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2024-09-01-swiss-empfehlungen-2024 https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2024-09-01-swiss-empfehlungen-2024 Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT The 2011 pyramid on Swiss classroom walls is superseded; the weekly meat cap is the headline change. See our Swiss food pyramid page. The SGE and the federal BLV published new Swiss dietary recommendations in September 2024 — the first revision of the food pyramid since 2011. https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2024-07-25-austria-empfehlungen-2024 https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2024-07-25-austria-empfehlungen-2024 Thu, 25 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT The 2010 pyramid taught for 14 years is superseded, and the vegetarian variant is now official. See our Austrian food pyramid page. Austria published new national dietary recommendations on 25 July 2024 — issued for the health ministry by GÖG, AGES, and ÖGE — with redesigned pyramid graphics following in autumn 2024. https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2024-03-01-dge-empfehlungen-2024 https://myplate.food/guideline-watch#2024-03-01-dge-empfehlungen-2024 Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT German copy that still cites the 10 Regeln or the old circle percentages is out of date — see our DGE recommendations and DGE-Ernährungskreis pages. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung published new food-based dietary recommendations in March 2024, formally superseding the long-taught “10 Regeln der DGE” — the old page now redirects.