With a 6-3 majority, the Supreme Court this morning ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not provide authority for the President to impose tariffs. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion and the court agreed that the tariffs exceeded the law. The court, however, did not say what should happen to the more than $130 billion in tariffs that has already been collected.

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on Tuesday announced new actions to reduce burdens on U.S. chicken processing facilities, allowing for greater efficiency while maintaining food safety standards.

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President Donald Trump and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto finalized a trade agreement that’s expected to lower U.S. tariffs and see Jakarta facilitate the purchase of an estimated $33 billion in American goods.

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new study estimates new ingredient bans and labeling laws in three states will have short-term costs of at least $13.4 billion, with annual costs moving forward of over $12 billion.

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NCC on Wednesday participated in a Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture event that marked the implementation of the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans with leaders from government, medicine, agriculture, industry and boxer Mike Tyson. Tyson appeared in a Super Bowl ad on behalf of the Make America Healthy Again Commission, speaking about the negative effects of “processed food.”

L-R: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.; Mike Tyson; USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins

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NCC helps facilitate FSIS plant visits

On February 13, 2026, in Food Safety, by Tom

NCC this week helped to facilitate processing plant tours in Delaware with USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) leadership, to view plant operations and discuss various food safety issues.

L-R: Dr. Parrish Endy, Senior Advisor, Office of Food Safety; Stephanie (Stevie) Hretz, Director, Risk Management and Innovations Staff, Office of Policy and Program Development; Michael Starnes, Special Assistant, Office of Food Safety; Dr. Ashley Peterson, SVP Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, NCC; Dr. Justin Ransom, Administrator, USDA-FSIS; Dr. Mindy Brashears, Under Secretary for Food Safety

 

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed legislation aimed at ending President Trump’s emergency declaration allowing him to levy tariffs on Canada, by a margin of 219-211. A half-dozen GOP lawmakers voted in support: Reps. Thomas Massie (Ky), Don Bacon (Neb), Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa), Jeff Hurd (Colo), Kevin Kiley (Calif) and Dan Newhouse (Wash).

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The U.S. has unveiled new trade deals with Taiwan, North Macedonia and Bangladesh.

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