Articles Tagged with ''Robert F. Kennedy Jr.''

Some food companies are beginning to phase out synthetic food dyes in reaction to the Trump administration’s goal of removing all color additives from the food supply by the end of 2026. 
However, the push is largely driven by state laws and the industry’s success in meeting these goals could hinge on the Food and Drug Administration efficiently evaluating and approving alternatives. Cuts to the agency could throw a wrench in this process. 

The Make America Healthy Again movement, heralded by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other members of the Trump administration, has long pinned the rise of chronic diseases on food chemicals and dyes. In an announcement last week laying out the federal government’s plan to eliminate synthetic dyes from the food supply, Kennedy set aim on another issue: Sugar. 

After years of discussion, the Food and Drug Administration may shift the responsibility for routine food safety inspections to states. Industry and food safety experts say this is a logical next step, but there are some notable outstanding questions about how to execute the shift. 

A leading nutrition researcher who studied ultraprocessed foods has left the National Institutes of Health, citing censorship by agency officials. 

Members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet travelled across the country Tuesday to highlight the first two states to officially submit waivers from this administration to restrict purchases under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. 

Republican lawmakers are urging members of the Trump administration to ensure the Make America Healthy Again Commission relies on sound science in developing recommendations about pesticide use and seed oils. 

Statehouses across the country are going “MAHA” and considering dozens of bills that would limit food dyes, seed oils, ultraprocessed foods and soft drinks in federal nutrition programs. 

The Trump administration will grant state waivers to restrict purchases of soft drinks through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced in West Virginia Friday. 

Sen. Roger Marshall, a Kansas Republican and doctor by training, has long advocated the "food is medicine" concept, the idea that diet plays a role in preventing and curing disease. Now he has emerged as one of the leading congressional champions of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement launched by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The Food and Drug Administration, picking up a key priority of the "Make America Healthy Again" movement, will consider potential rulemaking to eliminate the self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe pathway for food ingredients and chemicals.