The Last Food Dye Standing

The Last Food Dye Standing

Last month, America’s top health officials gathered in downtown Washington for an ice-cream party. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—joined by Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins—hunched over a cooler and served himself a scoop. Off to the side, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary licked a cone. There was a reason to celebrate: The dairy industry, like many of America’s largest food makers, had acquiesced to the “Make Ameri…

The Giant Asterisk to MAHA’s Food-Dye Crackdown – DG Verifications & Stats

Last month, America’s top health officials gathered in downtown Washington for an ice-cream party. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—joined by Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins—hunched over a cooler and served himself a scoop. Off to the side, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary licked a cone. There was a reason to celebrate: The dairy industry, like many of America’s largest food makers, had acquiesced to the “Make Ameri…

VOICES: Artificial food dyes are a Red (40) herring while feds decimate public health

The Trump administration's actions in the public health arena contradict its "Make America Healthy Again" language, writes Teresa Homsi, the deputy director of the Michigan Clinicians for Climate Action.