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On July 10, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Signatory Agencies) announced an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to “reaffirm their shared commitment to protecting consumers from heavy metals and other contaminants in food.” USDA’s July 10, 2026, press release notes that for decades, USDA, HHS, and EPA have coordinated through the National Residue Program to...

In partial response to President Trump’s Feb. 13, 2025, Executive Order (EO) 14212, “Establishing The President’s Make America Healthy Again Commission,” the White House issued on May 22, 2025, “The MAHA Report” (with MAHA an acronym for Make America Healthy Again), titled “Make Our Children Healthy Again: Assessment.” If you have not read it, you should, as it raises, but does not answer, interesting questions for manufacturers of all stripes, especially those whose products...