Trump officials renew Obama-era food waste reduction goals

Top Trump administration officials at EPA, the U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Oct. 18 signed a formal agreement to boost their collaborative efforts to reduce the nation's food waste by 50 percent, reaffirming commitments made by federal agencies under the Obama administration. Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Oct. 18 signed the agreement increasing their current efforts to collaborate and coordinate on their existing federal programs...