- The Trump administration has named Gerald Parker to lead the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy. Parker is a veterinarian and has served in the Departments of
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White House Releases Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
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- On September 27, 2022, the White House announced the release of a strategy which aims to address food insecurity and diet-related diseases by 2030.
- The five pillars of the strategy
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Industry Groups Request Assistance from White House in Response to Carbon Dioxide Shortage
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- In an April 7 letter to Vice President Mike Pence, groups including the Beer Institute, Brewers Association, National Pork Producers Council, North American Meat Institute, and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
FDA Requests Input on Reducing Regulations
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- As previously reported on this blog, the White House issued Executive Order 13771, “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs” on January 30, 2017. A few weeks later, on
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U.S. Pork Regains Entry to Argentina for First Time Since 1992
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- Argentina has blocked imports of American pork since 1992, citing animal health concerns.
- On August 17, 2017, the White House announced that the United States and Argentina have agreed to
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Food Groups Express Concern about Impact of Recent Presidential Orders
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- The potential impact on FDA of several executive orders issued within weeks of President Donald Trump taking office has raised concerns.
- A January 20, 2017 memorandum from White House Chief
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White House Watch: GMOs
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White House announces planned revision of federal GMO regulatory standards.
- For decades, the United States government has regulated genetically modified organisms (GMOs) under a regulatory framework called the “Coordinated
White House Watch: Regulatory Plan Released
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White House issues Spring 2015 Regulatory Plan.
- Each year, federal agencies publish agendas of the regulatory and deregulatory activities that they plan to undertake. The White House publishes these agendas
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