Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)

Working to restore U.S. production and safety standards that were relaxed following the U.S. entry into the World Trade Organization. Working to promote more local and regional meat packing plants.

Fake meat, milk labeling, whole milk in school lunches, New World Screwworm, rural issues

project opportunities in Latin America

- H.R.4306 - Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2025 - S.2341 - Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2025 - H.R.5027 - Ban Harmful Food Dyes Act - H.R.4958 - GRAS Act - H.R. 8646 - FY27 Agriculture - FDA Appropriations - H.R.9171 - FY27 Interior-Environment Appropriations - Oppose - S.3122 - Better FDA Act of 2025 - Oppose - 'FRESH Act' - bill was not introduced but listed as a 'discussion draft' (I am unsure if I have to report this)

H.R.4306 - a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation to conduct food chemical safety reassessments, and for other purposes; all provisions related to dietary supplements. H.R. 4968 - a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require notification to the Food and Drug Administration prior to use of substances as generally recognized as safe, reassessment of the safety of certain substances marketed as generally recognized as safe, provide resources for reviews and reassessments, and for other purposes; all provisions related to dietary supplements S.2341 - A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to impose requirements for substances generally recognized as safe, to require the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to reassess the safety of chemicals added to food, and for other purposes; all provisions related to dietary supplements. H.R. 4958, Grocery Reform and Safety (GRAS) Act (Rep. Pallone), all provisions related to dietary supplements. H.R. 7291, GRAS Oversight and Transparency Act (Rep. Lawler), all provisions related to dietary supplements. H.R. ____, [FDA Review and Evaluation for Safe, Healthy and Affordable Foods Act of 2026] (Rep. Cammack), all provisions related to dietary supplements. H.R. 8370, Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2026 (Rep. Dexter), all provisions related to dietary supplements. S. 3677, Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2026 (Sen. Durbin), all provisions related to dietary supplements. H.R. 7366, Dietary Supplement Regulatory Uniformity Act (Rep. Langworthy), all provisions related to dietary supplements. H.R. 8385, Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2026 (Rep. Pallone), all provisions related to dietary supplements. S. 3797, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new prohibited acts relating to dietary supplements (Sen. Durbin), all provisions related to dietary supplements. H.R. 8933, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include dietary supplements as qualified medical expenses (Rep. LaHood) S. 4587, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include dietary supplements as qualified medical expenses (Sen. Cramer) H.R. 8962, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to publish a list of dietary supplement ingredients prohibited for use by members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes (Rep. Davidson) S. 4626, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to publish a list of dietary supplement ingredients prohibited for use by members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes (Sen. Lee)

Discussed potential changes to federal nutrition guidelines on behalf of MFB.

Food safety and nutrition regulations, recycling infrastructure and recycling-related legislation, labeling for recyclable and compostable packaging, regulations related to food additives and ingredients, science-based Dietary Guidelines for Americans, international trade and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Food Safety, Labeling, MAHA initiative

Kratom

labeling and nutrition issues of the FDA