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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RFK Jr faces pushback after questioning safety of Dunkin’, Starbucks sugary drinks
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ignited widespread backlash online after questioning whether high-sugar iced coffee drinks sold at Dunkin’ and Starbucks are safe – and the governor of Massachusetts was among the pushback.Kennedy said during an "Eat Real Food" rally in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 26, "We’re going to ask Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks, ‘Show us the safety data that show that it’s OK for a teenage girl to drink an iced coffee with …
New American revolution brewing in Boston after RFK Jr. sets health safety sights on Dunkin’
The Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would make the beloved Massachusetts coffee chain prove its products were safe for customers' health -- and Massholes weren't happy.
RFK Jr.’s dunk on Dunkin’ riles up New Englanders: ‘Come and take it’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken on vaccines. He’s argued with his family. And he’s challenged non-jeans-wearing exercisers everywhere. But the battle the nation’s top health official recently set out on is a different dimension and has the potential to escalate: He’s now declaring war on Dunkin’, the Massachusetts-based coffee chain beloved by blue-collar and white-collar workers throughout New England. There are at least eight Dunkin’ outposts …
RFK Jr. puts Dunkin' on notice; Massachusetts governor says 'come and take it'
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said Dunkin' and other companies will need to prove that their ingredients are safe, prompting Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) on Wednesday to reply back, "Come and take it."
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