FDA & Food Safety: FDA approved Certified Group’s new PFAS testing method for frozen clams after earlier refusals tied to high PFAS levels, a reminder that seafood compliance is getting tighter. Health & Food Demand: The UK has approved a daily Wegovy GLP-1 pill (private availability expected in weeks), which could further shift eating patterns as obesity treatment moves beyond injections. Diabetes & Nutrition Access: ADA 2026 abstracts show “food as medicine” grocery deliveries improved blood sugar and reduced junk food intake for food-insecure youth with prediabetes/type 2 diabetes. Ag Inputs & Cost Pressure: Tesco urged faster adoption of low-carbon fertilisers to stabilize UK farming amid volatile global input markets. Food System Infrastructure: Shenandoah University won a $100K grant to plan a shared-use commercial kitchen and culinary hub to help small food entrepreneurs scale. Packaging Sustainability: Innovia Films and PureCycle launched a 40% post-consumer recycled white cavitated BOPP film for food-contact uses. Food Retail Alternatives: Canada’s municipal grocery-store pilot debate is heating up as governments weigh public options against corporate pricing power. Rural Economy: New Zealand’s Fieldays highlights optimism as food and fibre exports hit record levels, even as El Niño and fuel costs loom. Cancer Care (Food-Adjacent Biotech): FDA accepted Genentech’s Tecentriq adjuvant sBLA for stage III dMMR/MSI-H colon cancer with Priority Review.