21 Aug 2024 --- US Vice President Kamala Harris has outlined plans to implement a federal ban on “price gouging” in the food and grocery industry and ensure there is more competition. The news follows Mars’ recent announcement that it plans to buy snack maker Kellanova in a mega US$36 billion deal, which could come under heightened regulatory scrutiny if Harris is elected president in November.In her first speech focused on economic policy, she said she will go after “the bad actors” to pass the “first ever federal ban on price gouging on food.”