US EditionRFK Jr. wants Dunkin’ and Starbucks to prove iced coffees are safe for teens
Kennedy challenges Dunkin' and Starbucks to prove safety of sugary drinks amid a broader push to reform food additive approvals in the U.S. health system.
- On Feb. 26, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he will require `proof of safety data` from Dunkin' and Starbucks at the Austin Eat Real Food Rally.
- Earlier this month on 60 Minutes, Kennedy said the FDA is considering petitions to remove safety status for carbohydrates, citing a petition by David Kessler that argues `FDA does not have to prove that the processed refined carbohydrates used in industrial processing are unsafe, but that their safety has not been established.`
- Nutrition information shows a 48-ounce latte could have more than 1,000 calories and 180 grams of sugar, some drinks exceed 100 grams, a medium coffee with cream and sugar has 27 grams, and a single glazed donut has 13 grams.
- Dunkin' and Health and Human Services Department have not commented, while Governor Maura Healey posted an altered flag and Dunkin' loyalists flooded social media, with unclear plans for restrictions.
- A White House review shows a proposed regulatory action could reshape the food industry, with studies estimating nearly 75 percent of the nation's food supply as ultra-processed, though it would face pushback.
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It’s RFK Jr vs Dunkin!
(Washington, D.C.) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has officially opened a new front in his “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) campaign. His targets? The two biggest coffee chains in America, Starbucks and Dunkin’ and the sugary coffee beverages that have become their mainstays. Kennedy told a crowd in Texas last week that he wants to see the nutritional data of popular seasonal lattes, and other cold coffee beverage…
RFK Jr calls for safety data on coffee drinks · American Wire News
Dept of Health Secretary RFK Jr. faced backlash from some high places after spotlighting drinks at some of America’s most favored coffee houses. “We’re going to ask Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks…” Kennedy began during a “Eat Real Food” rally in Austin, Texas. “Show us the safety data that shows that it’s OK for a teenage girl to drink an iced coffee with 115 grams of sugar in it.” “I don’t think they’re gonna be able to do it,” he added. Massachu…
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