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Jayne J. SmithRN · MSN · MBA

Nutrition & Prevention

Food as Medicine and Overseas Poultry Processing

Supply chain controls, traceability, and the limits of longitudinal health evidence

Jayne J. Smith, RN · MSN · MBA  ·  October 2026  ·  8 min read

Position

Food-as-medicine programs should be built on verified nutrition, dependable access, and auditable food safety, not on assumptions about where food was processed. Policy should require lot-level traceability for internationally processed poultry and fund research that separates processing location from diet quality before health claims are made.

Strategic imperatives

  1. 01Separate legality from volume
  2. 02Make traceability a purchasing standard
  3. 03Specify nutrition and safety independently
  4. 04Build the evidence before the claim

Introduction

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References

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About the author

Jayne J. Smith, RN, MSN, MBA, is a nurse executive with combined clinical, operational, and financial leadership experience. Registered Nurse Licensure: Utah (Multi-State / eNLC Compact); California; Nevada. Her nursing leadership spans multi-site home health, assisted living, memory care, long-term care, hospice, and case management in rural communities, alongside prior multi-state business leadership in strategy, human resources, and operations. She is completing a Doctor of Nursing Practice. Her work focuses on evidence-based strategy at the intersection of healthcare quality, prevention, rural health, and the environmental and supply-chain conditions that shape population health.

This paper reflects independent analysis and does not represent the position of any current or former employer. It is offered for education and policy discussion and is not medical, legal, or regulatory advice.

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