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title: Donnelly McDowell Quoted on State MAHA Laws
date: 2025-09-19T13:59:00-04:00
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# Donnelly McDowell Quoted on State MAHA Laws

 September 19, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partner and Advertising and Marketing practice leader [Donnelly McDowell](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/donnelly-l-mcdowell) was quoted in ​“Food Companies Face Growing Patchwork of State MAHA Laws” by Law​.com. The article covers the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) food related legislation in a number of states. The regulatory push is from many Republican-controlled states, which Donnelly says represents a big shift in food regulation. He also mentions the compliance challenges that come from this changing landscape.

Donnelly further explains that ​“the patchwork of similar but not identical laws will be a significant compliance challenge, since separate products and labels for each state is likely a ​“non-starter” for major food companies.”

Read the full article [here](https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2025/09/18/food-companies-face-growing-patchwork-of-state-maha-laws/?slreturn=20250919135840).

 

 

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