The White House says the Make America Healthy Again Commission is expected to deliver its recommendations to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, but the report won’t be released on Tuesday as originally expected.
“Following a robust interagency process involving extensive stakeholder feedback, the MAHA Commission is on track to submit its Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy report to the President on August 12th,” White House spokesman Kush Desai said in a statement Monday.
“The report will be unveiled to the public shortly thereafter as we coordinate the schedules of the President and the various cabinet members who are a part of the Commission.”
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The commission’s recommendations are expected to push for changes in food industry practices and also inform the coming version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. However, the recommendations aren’t expected to attack the use of pesticides in agriculture.
Farm groups complained that the initial MAHA report released in May was overly critical of pesticides and seed oils and ignored science demonstrating their safety. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden said at a sweetener industry meeting last week that farm groups’ concerns had been heard.
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