U.S. senators introduced the "Food Security is National Security Act of 2017" bill, which, if passed, would add the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services as members of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and would require the Committee to consider the security of the food and agriculture systems of the United States as a factor when determining whether to take action with respect to foreign investment.

FDA publishes a conversation with Richard Ball, Joseph Corby, and Erik Mettler on "the FDA–State Partnership to Keep Foods Safe."

FDA announces it is investigating new label statements to make the presence of milk more clear on food products suitable for lactose-intolerant individuals but unsuitable for milk-allergic individuals.

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