Even though the year started in a partial government shutdown, the government relations team from the American Bakers Association (ABA) continued to push forward on several key regulatory initiatives. We like to take the beginning of the year to plan out the priorities for the baking industry—honing in on work we think will gain traction and drive actionable results for our members.
Those of us based in Washington, D.C. know—and want others to understand—the government shutdown will certainly create a backlog of work from the agencies. There are certain issues we were working on—such as the 2020 dietary guidelines—that were already behind schedule. These schedules will be bumped back even more, and there’s only so much that can be done in a day.