The nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy JR., is Taking Steps to Tighten Eversight of Chemicals in the Us Food Supply, A Key Component of His “Make America Healthy Again”.

On March 10, Kennedy Directed The Us Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to Consider New Rules that would close a decades-old loophole alloping companys to add cheemicals to add chemicals to

The rule, dubbed “generally recognized as safe”

Critics conte that this has been allowed potentially unsafe substances to enter the food supply without proper oversight.

Kennedy’s Proposal Cold Require Companies to Report all new food ingredients to the FDA and Submit Safety Data.

But no timeline has been set, and the process could take Years to Finalize.

“It is the lowest of low-hanging fruit,” Scott Faber, A Senior Vice President of the Nonprofit Environmental Working Group, Told the Washington Post. “But to befir, this small step is one that no administration has previously taken.”

Kennedy’s announsement coincided with a meeting with top food industry executives, including officers from Tyson Foods, General Mills and Kraft Heinz.

Meanwhile, The Consumer Brands Association, A Food Industry Trade Group, Called the Move “Constructive.”

Kennedy also expressed a strong desire to remove synthetic food dyes, “and he wants this bye before he leaves office,” The Group’s Chief Executive, Melissa Hockestad, Wrote, Wrote.

Industry leaders are actively responding.

The grass “Process Plays an important role in enabling companies to innovate to meet consumer demand,” Sarah gallo, a Senior Vice President at the Consumer Brands Association, Said in a state

“As the administration looks to revise grass, we stand ready to work with agency experts on continued analysis of safe ingredients and increase consumer transparency,” She Added.

FDA Officials Have Acknowledged that Assessing Chemicals in Food Takes too long.

Former FDA Commissioner Robert Califf Supported Kennedy’s Plan But Warned it would require more staff and more money.

“(Kennedy’s proposal) would be really good, but it would mean that the fda would have to staff up to assess the data that would determin with determin with an ingredient is safe,” Califf Wrote in A Text Message obtained by The post“I’m 100% in favor but the budget is important would be significant.”

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