2025 Regulatory Workshop - The Food Policy Environment under the Trump Administration
This session presented by Jim Jones, Former Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods FDA, will explore early policy signals on pesticides, chemical contaminants, food safety, and nutrition—and what they could mean for the food and agriculture industries. Gain firsthand insights from a former chemical and food regulator on what to expect from the new administration. will explore early policy signals on pesticides, chemical contaminants, food safety, and nutrition—and what they could mean for the food and agriculture industries. Gain firsthand insights from a former chemical and food regulator on what to expect from the new administration.
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