AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoFood Policy Shake-Up: Federal data says ultra-processed foods make up 55% of adult calories and nearly 62% for kids, as HHS and former FDA chief David Kessler push to revoke the 1958 GRAS loophole that lets companies self-certify additives without full FDA review—sparking a new wave of lawsuits and regulatory pressure. Tariffs & Trade Enforcement: A trade court upheld Trump’s elimination of the de minimis exemption, tightening duty-free shipping for low-value imports and raising costs for e-commerce supply chains. Manufacturing & Jobs on the Ground: Nucor’s Vulcraft will invest $59M to expand its St. Joe, Indiana steel grating operations, adding up to 20 jobs by 2027. Defense Industrial Base: Mississippi defense/aerospace firms are gearing up for a Pentagon budget push, with rocket-motor and missile production capacity expanding across the state. Power & Grid Tech: DOE/Oak Ridge’s wildfire-focused grid intelligence platform won an R&D 100 award, aiming to detect low-current arcing that can ignite vegetation. Workforce & Compliance: Civil rights groups urged the EEOC to keep annual workplace demographic reporting, warning that ending it could weaken anti-discrimination enforcement.
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