New Administration, New Priorities

It is expected that President Obama’s administration will have a robust regulatory agenda. Many also believe that proposed and final rules will likely be in line with consumer concerns, demanding more from the food industry.

Regulatory review: The Obama administration is reviewing all recent and pending rulemakings. An Obama appointee must approve new proposed or final regulations before they are sent for publication. All final or proposed regulations pending publication in the Federal Register have been withdrawn. Agencies have been asked to “consider extending for 60 days the effective date of regulations that have been published in the Federal Register but not yet taken effect” unless they impact health, safety, environmental, financial, or national security matters. The recently published Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling rule will likely be reconsidered by the new administration as a result.

Source: IFT