Executive Order Targets Anti-Competitive Behavior in Food Supply Chain
Impact Score: 2.8
Timeline: Briefings required within 180 and 365 days of issuance (December 6, 2025)
Summary: This executive order addresses national security and economic risks from price fixing and anti-competitive practices in the food supply chain, particularly by foreign-controlled companies. It directs the DOJ and FTC to establish Food Supply Chain Security Task Forces to investigate, enforce regulations, and report progress to Congress. The order emphasizes maintaining affordability and security of the food supply while enhancing enforcement actions, regulatory proposals, and criminal proceedings where criminal collusion is discovered. It impacts multiple Vanderbilt University programs, including law, economics, management, and environmental studies, by increasing educational demand and research opportunities related to antitrust law, regulatory compliance, and economic analysis.
Key Actions: Engage Vanderbilt Law School in seminars on legal implications; task economic researchers to analyze market impacts; integrate case studies on food supply chain issues in curricula; and analyze environmental effects related to monopolistic practices. Vanderbilt can develop interdisciplinary research programs and host forums to foster collaboration and attract funding to address food supply security challenges.
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