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5/28/2025 12:44:21 PM

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Report is out. Will it live up to its title?

By Paul Benson

When President Trump appointed Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. the Health and Human Services Secretary, both promised a major overhaul of the...

4/24/2025 6:40:10 PM

Bye-Bye Petroleum-Based Dyes

By David Crass

This week, the Department of Health and Human Services, along with the Food and Drug Administration, announced efforts to phase out a...

4/17/2025 4:26:15 PM

Opportunity to Suggest Changes to Federal Regulations

By Todd Palmer

Do you have a regulation that you think should be changed or rescinded? Well, now is your chance to formally make that request. The...

4/2/2025 1:05:51 PM

EPA Warns of Fraudsters Issuing Fake NOV Letters

By Todd Palmer

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General has issued an alert warning against a phishing scam involving fake...

3/26/2025 8:00:34 PM

FDA Announces Online Tool to Access Consolidated Contaminant List in Food

By David Crass

The day before the Senate confirmed this week's new FDA Chair, Dr. Marty Makary, the Agency released a searchable, online tool of a...

3/4/2025 7:51:13 PM

SCOTUS Vacates "End-Result" Requirements from NPDES Permits

By David Crass

On March 4, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision (linked below) in the City and County of San Francisco v. EPA case...

2/26/2025 9:56:18 PM

USDA Announces 5-Step Plan to Respond to Avian Influenza

By David Crass

In just her second week on the job, recently confirmed USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced today a five-pronged strategy and a $1...

2/20/2025 8:00:03 PM

Domestic Fluid Milk Gains First in 15 Years and Cheese Exports Bounce in 2024

By David Crass

There are some positive signs from 2024 for the dairy industry moving forward, although headwinds are ever-present, particularly as trade...

2/20/2025 3:32:29 PM

H5N1 in Dairy Update - New Strain; Raw Milk Testing

By David Crass

I haven't posted on this topic in a while because it seems like the situation changes almost daily. But here is the latest. This month, a...

2/18/2025 3:00:12 PM

Science does not agree on how alcohol affects your health.

By Paul Benson

The science is clear that heavy drinking is bad for you. It raises the risk for many conditions including heart and liver disease and...

2/17/2025 3:51:11 PM

What will RFK, Jr. do now that the DGAC punted on ultra processed foods?

By Paul Benson

I've been posting a lot about ultra processed foods (UPF) and how they might be treated in the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines. A couple...

2/17/2025 3:50:17 PM

Expect these food and beverage trends to compete for your attention in 2025.

By Paul Benson

I read articles about industry “trends” with skepticism. Because I aways ask myself whether what is being written about is actually a...

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The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Report is out. Will it live up to its title?

Bye-Bye Petroleum-Based Dyes

Opportunity to Suggest Changes to Federal Regulations

EPA Warns of Fraudsters Issuing Fake NOV Letters

FDA Announces Online Tool to Access Consolidated Contaminant List in Food

SCOTUS Vacates "End-Result" Requirements from NPDES Permits

USDA Announces 5-Step Plan to Respond to Avian Influenza

Domestic Fluid Milk Gains First in 15 Years and Cheese Exports Bounce in 2024

H5N1 in Dairy Update - New Strain; Raw Milk Testing

Science does not agree on how alcohol affects your health.

What will RFK, Jr. do now that the DGAC punted on ultra processed foods?

Expect these food and beverage trends to compete for your attention in 2025.