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From 14-18 September 2020, the Danish Cancer Society will host the first summer school of the WholEUGrain project.

This year marks the tenth annual US Whole Grains Month celebration put on in September by the Oldways Whole Grains Council.

The Whole Grain Initiative has two newly launched working groups that are looking for members:

Another one of the Grains and Legumes Nutrition Council’s annual outreach campaigns is approaching.

This year the team at the Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council celebrated AU Whole Grain Week 2020 from 15-21 June by joining forces with Australian Masterchef contestant Callum Hann and Accredited Practising Dietitian, Themis Chryssidis.

The Oldways Whole Grains Council’s biennial Whole Grains Conference had to be postponed due to travel concerns related to COVID-19, so the WGC team decided to launch a new whole grain webinar series to tide everyone over until 2021.

The Oldways Whole Grains Council, based in the United States, celebrates whole grains with a nationwide Whole Grain Sampling Day campaign on the last Wednesday in March each year.

Cereal Partners UK has been exploring the feasibility of a Danish-style Whole Grain Public-Private Partnership in the UK.

The Grains and Legumes Nutrition Council hosts an annual campaign called Bring Back the Sandwich, which aims to promote whole grains and legumes by providing followers with tips and recipes, as well as a lunchbox planner with ideas for creating balanced, tasty sandwiches.

In 2019, a new EU Parliament and EU Commission were elected.

The Italian Society for Cardiovascular Prevention (SIPREC) and Italian National Research Council (CNR) are committed to raising awareness of the importance of eating whole grain to prevent cardiovascular deaths that are attributable to diets low in whole grains.