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- The executive order, dated December 6, 2025, tells the Attorney General and the chair of the Federal Trade Commission to each set up a “Food Supply Chain Security Task Force” inside the Department of Justice and the FTC. The order says these teams should investigate whether companies in the food supply chain — for example, meat processors, seed, fertilizer, and equipment makers — are fixing prices or using other unfair business practices, especially when those companies are owned by foreign firms. If they find illegal collusion, the order says the Attorney General should start criminal cases and grand jury investigations (a private group that can decide to bring charges); the teams can also bring civil enforcement actions and recommend new rules. The teams must brief congressional leaders once within 180 days and again within 365 days, but those briefings cannot include details of ongoing investigations or other non‑public information. This matters because, if acted on, it could lead to more investigations, prosecutions, or new regulations that affect food companies, prices, and claims about national security, though the order also says it must follow existing law and available funding. Read full document →
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