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Within food suppliers and retailers, registered dietitians work alongside other health professionals, such as culinary experts, registered nurses, medical doctors, and health coaches to develop and implement nutrition programs and strategies. 🔗 brnw.ch/21x0URS

Food industry respondents say they no longer face as many challenges to operationalizing health, nutrition, and well-being initiatives – instead, 94% of those surveyed have established nutrition and health strategies to address consumer demands. 🔗 brnw.ch/21x0MMJ

Today’s CPI numbers reflect an uneven grocery price environment and underscore the challenge in bringing down food inflation across all categories to more historical averages. brnw.ch/21x0E80

FMI applauds the court decision today that preserves this first-in-the-nation law to prohibit charging retailers and consumers swipe fees on the sales taxes portion of a credit card transaction. brnw.ch/21wZPTI

FMI applauds final passage of bipartisan funding package with landmark PBM reforms brnw.ch/21wZD8M

This is a tremendous initiative from Wegmans about how REAL food is affordable and convenient. I encourage all grocers to launch similar initiatives.

FMI enthusiastically endorses the reintroduction of the Credit Card Competition Act and praises Sens Marshall and Durbin and Reps. Gooden and Lofgren for their steadfast leadership in bringing credit card swipe fee reform to the broken market. brnw.ch/21wZ3NO

Today’s CPI numbers reflect the ongoing challenge of bringing food inflation under control. FMI is hopeful that a portion of this month’s number is likely tied to the holidays and may stabilize in 2026. brnw.ch/21wZ34V

Many Americans have understandingly expressed concern, frustration, and opposition to how the Biden EPA, through its Technology Transitions Rule for refrigerants, was implementing the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act to phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). The AIM Act is a federal law that requires EPA to phase down HFCs by 85% by 2036. In practice, the Biden EPA’s Technology Transitions Rule established more aggressive restrictions than required by law, resulting in higher grocery costs, reduced access to residential AC units and supplies, and far more complicated maintenance of equipment. It also hurt semiconductor manufacturing in our country. At the Trump EPA, we are taking action to fix this mess we inherited, which includes proposed flexibility on compliance deadlines while staying within the boundaries of the law. We will do EVERYTHING in our power to assist! If finalized, our proposed rule would correct what many have raised as a grave mistake by the Biden Admin. And for those who just want to directly eliminate (or amend) the federal law altogether, I’d note that would obviously require an entirely new Act of Congress. The bottom line is this: The Biden EPA Technology Transitions Rule for refrigerants is simply unworkable, and the Trump EPA is committed to fixing as much of it as permitted under the law.

FMI welcomes the updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans intended to provide science-based guidance for healthy eating. With more consumers seeking health solutions at the grocery store, retailers and registered dietitians are helping meet personalized health goals, and 80% of shoppers see their store as a health partner. fmi.org/forms/Redirect…

FMI’s December U.S. Grocer Shopper Snapshot survey shows a large majority of shoppers (70%) tell us they agree that grocers try hard to provide them with options to help them stay within their grocery budget. brnw.ch/21wYtac

The only way to preserve the viability of supermarket pharmacies and patient access is through comprehensive PBM reform that includes ensuring fair pharmacy reimbursement and banning PBM spread pricing. brnw.ch/21wYrN0

FMI is grateful and extremely pleased at President’s Trump’s actions to cut tariffs on a wide swathe of food and agriculture products to help ensure they remain as affordable as possible and accessible for American consumers. brnw.ch/21wXvr1

"Achieving a settlement that works to reverse current illegal and anticompetitive practices of Visa and Mastercard should be straightforward but this attempt fails once again and should be rejected." - FMI's Jennifer Hatcher brnw.ch/21wXkXx

Food inflation moderated somewhat in September from the significant increase we saw in August, but it remains stubbornly higher than ideal. brnw.ch/21wWUkX

FMI’s Chief Regulatory Officer and General Counsel, Stephanie Harris, participated on behalf of FMI and our members in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s virtual public hearing on the proposed Technology Transitions Rule under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020. She joined the discussion to share industry perspectives on how proposed refrigerant transitions affect food retailers and suppliers across the supply chain. A big thank you to Garrett Piklapp, President of Fareway Stores, Inc., for meeting with EPA officials to highlight the importance of additional time and common-sense reform to ensure a smooth, practical transition for the entire industry. FMI remains committed to working with regulators and members to advance practical, responsible refrigerant solutions across the food industry.

Thank you @epaleezeldin and @EPA for recognizing the need to find a way to achieve the agency’s goals without overburdening the economy or unnecessarily driving up grocery prices for consumers.

FMI Applauds Proposal Revising Costly Refrigeration Rule brnw.ch/21wWeN5

"The rise in grocery prices after remaining flat in July is likely a result of significant production cost increases in July flowing through the supply chain." brnw.ch/21wVFNW

FMI shares the administration’s commitment to making Americans healthier. We agree that nutrition and food as medicine play foundational roles in health and we are proud to be a critical part of this effort. brnw.ch/21wVBWG