Industry Update: RFK Jr.'s Food Dye Ban, Trade Tensions, and Rising Costs Rocking America

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Thanks for joining us for another episode of SNEED-CAST; the show where we’re keeping you up to date with the ever changing world of manufacturing, processing, packaging, coding and so much more. Today we’ll be discussing topics ranging  from RFK Jr.’s plan to phase out artificial food dyes from the U.S. food supply, to how small businesses are grappling with the impact of rising import costs from China. We’ll also dive into how U.S. consumer confidence has plummeted amid ongoing trade tensions, and examine how inflation is cooling, yet Americans are stepping up spending in anticipation of tariff impacts. Finally, we’ll look at how funding cuts are threatening to deepen the hunger crisis, as more families rely on food banks due to rising living costs.  

 

Articles: 

1) RFK Jr. Plans to Phase Out 8 Artificial Dyes from U.S. Food Supply
www.foodmanufacturing.com/supply-chain/news/22939291/rfk-jr-plans-to-phase-out-8-artificial-dyes-from-us-food-supply?

2) Small Businesses Dependent on Chinese Imports Are Feeling More Desperate
www.foodmanufacturing.com/home/news/22939789/small-businesses-dependent-on-chinese-imports-are-feeling-more-desperate?

3) U.S. Consumer Confidence Plummets to Covid-Era Low as Trade War Stokes Anxiety
www.foodmanufacturing.com/consumer-trends/news/22939891/us-consumer-confidence-plummets-to-covidera-low-as-trade-war-stokes-anxiety?

4) U.S. Inflation Cools and Americans Step Up Spending as They Brace for Tariff Impact  
www.foodmanufacturing.com/consumer-trends/news/22939994/us-inflation-cools-and-americans-step-up-spending-as-they-brace-for-tariff-impact?

5) Funding Cuts Threaten to Deepen Hunger Crisis as Rising Costs Send More Families to Food Banks
www.foodmanufacturing.com/consumer-trends/news/22940037/funding-cuts-threaten-to-deepen-hunger-crisis-as-rising-costs-send-more-families-to-food-banks?