MARS, INCORPORATED

AGR · Agriculture

Support for climate and conservation issues in the Farm Bill; support for regenerative farming systems and support for reforms aimed at increasing the domestic supply of sugar; support for maintaining FDA funding for pet food ingredient approvals; support for maintaining FDA funding for animal health and pet food safety; support for FDA guidance on H5N1 food safety plans for pet food.

TRD · Trade (domestic/foreign)

Support for exclusion of agriculture commodities that cannot be sourced domestically from tariff programs; support for Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); support for African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); support for public comment process on new tariff policies; Support for U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) role in addressing challenges in global agriculture supply chains.

ENV · Environment/Superfund

Support for policies that improve U.S. recycling infrastructure including S. 351, The Steward Act; engaged on food ingredients for transportation fuels; support for UN Plastics Treaty.

Literal federal measure citations: S. 351

FOO · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)

Support for Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act (H.R. 7380), which shifts authority for pet food labeling regulation from states to the federal government (whole bill); support for finalizing FDAs healthy claim final rule; support for advancing FDA's efforts to propose front-of- package nutrition labeling; support for FDA food safety oversight activities and increases in funding for to enhance FDA food ingredient reassessment activities; engaged on FDA proposal to create new processes for reassessing human food ingredients; support for FDA sodium reduction initiatives.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 7380

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Support for maintaining corporate income tax rates and policies that support capital investment in the U.S.

HCR · Health Issues

Support for inclusion of oral health in Dietary Guidelines for Americans.