Information about the Aspen Ideas Festival is here. I am scheduled for a session, The American Wellness Paradox, currently scheduled from 11:00-11:50 a.m., at the East Lawn Tent. This will be a discussion with senior HHS policy advisor, Calley Means. Here’s the blurb on it: “Americans are spending more than ever on healthcare, supplements, wellness trends, and “clean eating,” yet rates of chronic disease and metabolic illness continue to climb. As skepticism fuels the rise of movements like MAHA, debates over what Americans should eat have become deeply cultural, political, and economic. Two influential voices with sharply different perspectives on nutrition and food science explore how food systems, farming practices, consumer culture, and the wellness industry collided to create one of the defining public health debates of our time.”
by Marion Nestle
Jun
7
2018
What does US vs. NAFTA mean for US food producers? Nothing good.
The NAFTA agreement meant that the US, Canada, and Mexico would not impose tariffs on each other’s products.
But the Trump Administration has announced tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from Canada and Mexico.
Canada is retaliating. Here is its list of US products subject to new tariffs. Table 2 lists agricultural products, among them,
- Yogurt
- Coffee
- Prepared meals
- Maple sugar
- Pizza and quiche
- Chocolate
- Waters
- Whiskies
Mexico also is retaliating. Its list (in Spanish) includes, among others,
- Cheeses
- Apples
- Ham
- Pork
- Potatoes
- Whisky
This means that these products will be more expensive—a lot more expensive—in Canada and Mexico and, therefore, will not sell as well.
