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RFK Jr. Wants to Close a Controversial FDA Loophole in Food Additive Regulation
The FDA’s GRAS rule lets companies decide if food additives are safe—without agency oversight. RFK Jr. now aims to close this loophole, requiring companies to notify the FDA of new ingredients and their safety data.
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 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. Pushes for Stricter Oversight of Chemicals in Food
The nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is taking steps to tighten oversight of chemicals in the U.S. food supply, a key component of his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. On March 10,
RFK Jr. targets FDA's 'self-certify' food additive program | Morning in America
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized the Food and Drug Administration's GRAS, or "generally recognized as safe," program and is urging the FDA to overhaul the approval process for ingredients entering the U.
RFK Jr. pressures Big Food to remove artificial dyes in meeting with CEOs
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told top food CEOs that he wants "the worst ingredients" out of food.
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A ‘conflict of interest-free’ FDA advisory committee policy is a terrible idea
But beware. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has called for “conflict-free” advisory committee ...
Trump FDA Pick Makary Endorses RFK Jr.’s Transparency Pledge
Marty Makary, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US Food and Drug Administration, said he’s ready to carry out the ...
Dr. Marty Makary advances out of key committee in bid for FDA confirmation
President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Marty Makary, passed a key committee vote on Thursday morning.
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Kennedy orders FDA to review food ingredient loophole
US Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directs the Food and Drug Administration to explore revamping ...
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Trump's Nominees to Run FDA, NIH Get Greenlighted by Senate Committee
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee voted Thursday to recommend that the Senate confirm ...
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This Might Be a Moot Point but the FDA’s Priority Review Vouchers Need Transparency
While Congress is renewing the priority review voucher program for rare pediatric diseases, the FDA should be required to ...
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FDA Guidance for Labeling Plant-based Products
The FDA has developed draft guidance addressing confusion and legal action over the naming and labeling of plant-based alternatives to eggs, ...
Key takeaways from Marty Makary’s FDA confirmation hearing
Marty Makary, a career surgeon and President Trump’s nominee to run the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), faced senators in ...