Introduced by Sen. Willie Preston, D-Chicago, the Illinois Food Safety Act (SB 2637) would ban brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, red dye No.3 and titanium dioxide from retail food products potentially making it the strictest food additive ban in the country next to California’s Food Safety Act, which excluded titanium dioxide.
Marketing and advertising claims related to environmental, social and governance efforts are in the crosshairs of the plaintiff’s bar as cases alleging greenwashing, including exaggerated or false claims about ESG initiatives, environmental impact and sustainable practices increase, according to lawyers with the firm Perkins Coie.
USDA’s investment will go towards 38 cooperative agreements “that support innovative, scalable waste management plans to reduce and divert food waste from landfills,” according to the organization’s statement.
Regenerative agriculture may be a relatively new or unknown concept to most US consumers, but new research by ADM suggests that as shoppers’ awareness of the practice grows so too does their trust in retailers and brands that implement its tenets and their intent to buy products sourced from those that practice it.
The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee's (DGAC)Health Equity Working Group and Food Pattern Modeling and Data Analysis subcommittees provided details on its pilot program to develop dietary intake patterns for American Indian and Alaska Native populations, a potential proof-of-concept for developing health-oriented and culturally appropriate protocols for other diverse groups, during its fourth meeting on Jan. 19.