Under the Trump administration, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration have been hellbent on eliminating synthetic food dyes from food and beverage products, forcing a jarring and costly overhaul with cascading impacts on the operations of the entire industry.
Jaclyn Jaeger
Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal, enforcement, technology, and more. Prior to joining CW, she spent four years as a legal reporter for Lawyer’s Weekly. Jaclyn attended undergraduate school at St. Joseph’s College of Maine and graduate school at Emerson College, earning degrees in journalism.
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How food and beverage companies adjust to the throes of tariff woes
On-again-off-again tariffs, a down economy, and a long list of global supply chain disruptions are challenging U.S. food and beverage companies to adjust their supply chain operations in a variety of ways.
Posted inAccounting & Auditing
PCAOB’s Christina Ho: How emerging technologies could reshape improve audit quality
Emerging technologies, like artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced data analytics, can improve audit quality in significant ways. As the regulatory overseer of public-company audits, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has a critical role to play by ensuring that its audit standards evolve as the audit profession evolves.
Posted inRisk Management
Top compliance challenges facing the food and beverage industry
New regulations, changing consumer demands, and global supply chain disruptions – from cost-of-goods inflation to tariffs to raw material shortages, and more – are just a few top challenges reshaping the operations of food and beverage industry today.
“These challenges are no longer just logistical—they implicate sourcing risk, contract performance, and regulatory exposure,” said Holland & Knight partner Meaghan Colligan Hembree. “At the same time, technological advances are raising expectations for data transparency and operational accountability, redefining what corporate responsibility looks like in this sector.”
Posted inTechnology
Navigating top risks in the insurance industry
Cyber threats, climate-related catastrophes, and disruptive technologies remain top risks reshaping the U.S. insurance industry. The question is how chief risk officers at the nation’s largest insurers are confronting them.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
RTX and Raytheon: A case study in juggling four compliance monitors
In October 2024, aerospace and defense company Raytheon and parent company RTX reached a $950 million settlement with U.S. government agencies to resolve multiple federal law violations. More significant than the criminal penalties were the four compliance monitorships that came with the agreements.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Whistleblower’s defamation case reveals scope of USAA ‘coverup’
A defamation lawsuit filed by a whistleblower against USAA, which a Florida judge recently dismissed on a technicality, revealed in public court records an estimated 400,000 violations of the Military Lending Act by USAA Federal Savings Bank (USAA Bank), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of USAA.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
Forecasting the DOJ’s AI enforcement priorities
Prudent chief compliance officers should ensure artificial intelligence-related risks are being properly addressed at their businesses considering growing scrutiny being paid to the technology by the Department of Justice.
Posted inAnti-Bribery
What the DOJ’s whistleblower reward program needs to succeed
The Department of Justice is set to join a growing list of U.S. federal agencies to have a whistleblower reward program in place, but how impactful it will be at generating more white-collar investigations and prosecutions rides on its initial design, according to experts.
Posted inRisk Management
Due diligence in China: Mitigating arrest, detention risks
Lack of transparency around how to remain within the legal bounds of China’s national security laws has heightened companies’ concerns regarding performing on-site due diligence in the country.
