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FDA Nutrition Innovation Strategy
FDA has announced a public meeting, entitled “FDA’s Comprehensive, Multi-Year Nutrition Innovation Strategy,” (Strategy) to be held on July 26,...
Jack Block: Trade and China
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block I am headed to China this week with 30 farm broadcasters and farm...
Isolated or Synthetic Non-Digestible Carbohydrates that Qualify as Dietary Fiber
FDA has published a guidance that specifies eight (8) additional substances that qualify as dietary fiber for purposes of nutrition...
Jack Block: China
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block Next week, I am going to China. Last November, I was asked by...
John Block: Issues
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block It could be announced any time, but we still don’t know. Will the...
Jack Block: This and That
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block President Trump and Conservative Members of Congress have been trying to cut back...
SNAP Trafficking and Other Civil Monetary Penalties Edge Higher
USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) may impose civil monetary penalties (CMP) on retailers that are determined to have violated...
Synthetic Flavors’ Safety Questioned – Strategy Needed to Address Consequence
Food manufacturers using the following seven (7) synthetic flavoring substances and adjuvants should take note that the safety of these...
A Welcome Fresh Perspective at the CPSC
After a nearly nine month delay, the United States Senate earlier this week finally voted to confirm the nomination of...
Jack Block: Trade and the Farm Bill
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block I was on the farm in Illinois last week. I went into the...
Federal Crop Insurance AIPs: Some Misconceptions about Underwriting Gains
Debate over the 2018 Farm Bill, likely to start in earnest this week with House consideration of H.R. 2, may...
Selling Too Much Food Hot? SNAP-Authorized You’re Not!
Small grocery stores and specialty retail food stores that sell hot foods are facing an unprecedented threat to their businesses....
Jack Block: Down on the Farm
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block I was wondering if spring would ever come. We had snow on the...
Jack Block: Farmers Worry
Farmers, ranchers, and the whole ag industry have a lot to worry about. Start with farm income – our income...
Jack Block: North Korea
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block A few months ago, did we ever think that direct talks between President...
John Block: Uncertain Times
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block Farmers and ranchers across the U.S. are under a lot of stress as...
Part 1: The House Farm Bill Mark-Up
This week on Wednesday, April 18, the full House Agriculture Committee met and successfully voted to report its version of...