USDA to continue classifying potato as a vegetable, not a grain The decision comes amid updates to U.S. dietary guidelines that generated pushback from Maine lawmakers. Posted May 1, 2024 ...

(The Hill) — Fourteen senators are calling on the departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) to keep the potato classified as a vegetable, amid reports that a joint ...

In a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, the senators on Tuesday made the case that the potato is a vegetable, not a grain, pointing to its nutritional benefits ...