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Equal Pricing Mandate: The USDA ordered grocery stores to charge the same prices to all customers, forbidding special discounts for SNAP recipients unless a federal waiver is granted.
Independent Grocers Comply: The National Grocers Association confirmed its 21,000 member stores are...
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FDA Greenlights Naturals: New approvals include gardenia-based blue dye, signaling an industry shift toward transparency and consumer choice.
90% Market Commitment: Ice cream makers pledge to remove seven artificial dyes by 2028, opting for natural alternatives like fruit-based colors.
Trump-Era Push: Move...
Trump admin unveils bold plan to block foreign control of U.S. farmland—including banning Chinese land buys and reclaiming land near military sites.
Hundreds of foreign nationals and entities to be removed from USDA contracts amid biosecurity and agroterrorism concerns.
Multi-agency push...