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Kass cancels United Fresh speech, FDA cancels visit

Sam Kass, the assistant White House chef who is also the executive director of “Let’s Move,” First Lady Michelle Obama’s anti-obesity initiative, has canceled a planned speech Wednesday before the United Fresh Produce Association because of the government shutdown, a United Fresh official told The Hagstrom Report today.

The Food and Drug Administration has also canceled a Wednesday briefing on implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act because of the shutdown, the United Fresh official said.