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SUPPLY  (Import Policy, Customs Enforcement, Supply Chain Disruptions & Shortages) President Trump has made no secret of his dissatisfaction with how some of our most important global trading partners are responding to the fentanyl crisis, or his willingness to use the threat of tariffs in order to extract specific concessions. While it was unclear whether or not those threats were idle, on Friday, 31 January President Trump affirmed his intent to impose tariffs on Canada (25

SAFETY  (Environmental hazards, Extreme Weather, Civil Unrest, Crime) As president Trump toured areas impacted by natural disasters in California and North Carolina last week he was less than kind in his evaluation of FEMA, the federal organization tasked with helping residents who have been displaced recover and rebuild: “disappointing”, “bureaucratic”, “slow”.  That feedback, coupled with his casual mentions of making FEMA go away meant it wasn’t particularly shocking when

HEALTH  (Public Health, Occupational Health, Food Safety,  Recalls) On 21 January the acting Secretary of The Department of Health and Human Services demanded an immediate (but temporary) pause to all external communication including “regulations, guidance, announcements, press releases, social media posts and website posts” , and placed further restrictions on   travel and meetings . This announcement negatively impacts the Center For Disease Control (CDC), the Food & Drug A