FDA, food & wine

RFK Jr. wants to eliminate FDA’s controversial food additive program. Here’s why that matters
It’s time to revamp the FDA’s “generally recognized as safe,” or GRAS, program that allows companies to add untested ingredients to food, the Health and Human Services secretary says. That may be difficult to do.
RFK Jr. Wants to Close a Controversial FDA Loophole in Food Additive Regulation
For decades, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's GRAS rule has allowed untested additives into the food supply. Can RFK Jr. fix it?
RFK Jr. wants to completely remove the FDA's food additive program as part of MAHA campaign
U.S. secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has directed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revise its Substances Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) Final Rule in an effort to increase oversight of specific food ingredients and heighten food transparency.
RFK Jr. Targets Longstanding Food-Safety Provision
President Trump's top health official wants to overhaul how companies introduce ingredients into the food supply, a move that could alter a decades-old system and address criticism over insufficient oversight.
RFK Jr wants to close a ‘loophole’ in food additive regulation
The Health and Human Services Secretary directed the FDA to consider eliminating a pathway that allowed companies to "self-affirm" whether their ingredients are safe for consumption.
RFK Jr. is targeting ultraprocessed foods: What are they, and are they bad?
In the Trump administration’s quest to “Make America Healthy Again,” there may be no bigger target than ultraprocessed foods.
RFK Jr.’s first month as health secretary: Touting French fries and casting doubts on vaccines
Kennedy vowed to “Make America Healthy Again,” has delivered an inconsistent message that has the nation’s top infectious ...
RFK Jr. to change FDA rule that allows companies to hide food ingredient safety data
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday evening directed the Food and Drug Administration to ...
RFK Jr.’s First Big Defeat on CDC Chief Tests Limits of Vaccine Agenda
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s failure to install a fellow vaccine critic to a key government post is testing the limits of how far the US health secretary can go to promote his public-health agenda.
RFK Jr. seeks to eliminate FDA’s GRAS 'loophole' to improve food ingredient safety
The Health and Human Services secretary is pushing to change a program that allows companies to add untested ingredients to ...
RFK Jr. claims measles can be treated with vitamin A, linked to poor diet. Here's what science says
RFK Jr. has claimed measles can be treated with vitamin A and that severe infection is linked to poor diet. But many experts who spoke with ABC News disagreed.
RFK Jr. seeks to tighten loophole allowing chemicals in US food supply
The practice Kennedy is targeting, known as “generally recognized as safe,” can occur when companies self-certify the safety ...
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Top addiction researcher Nora Volkow on NIH cuts, optimism, and the limits of RFK Jr.’s 12-step experience
In a Q&A, NIH addiction chief Nora Volkow speaks about RFK Jr.'s policy shake-ups, 12-step recovery limits, and why overdose ...
RFK Jr. Says Vaccinating Birds Against Avian Flu Will Create ‘Mutation Factories’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed the worsening avian flu crisis, saying vaccinating birds turns them into “mutation factories.