A 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 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 USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) has been awarded nearly $7 million by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) to help expand exports of U.S. poultry and eggs, the agency announced this week. NCC has been a long-standing advocate for full funding for the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) program in Congress.
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