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Kennedy touts plans to curb ultra‑processed foods and restrict food dyes; lawmakers press on evidence and dental policy
Summary
Secretary Kennedy described a push to prioritize nutrition, remove harmful chemicals and phase out certain synthetic food dyes; members from both parties welcomed attention to child nutrition but requested more data and raised concerns about implementation, alternative dyes and research priorities including dental health and fluoride policy.
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the House Appropriations subcommittee that his HHS agenda will place a strong emphasis on nutrition, reducing ultra‑processed foods and phasing out certain synthetic food dyes, and that FDA and NIH will be directed to speed research on food chemicals and health outcomes.
Kennedy said the administration will “emphasize healthy eating” and described plans to reissue concise dietary guidelines and to steer Head Start and school‑lunch programs toward whole food choices. On food dyes, he told the committee that the department has worked with the food industry and issued approvals for three vegetable‑based dye substitutes this week, and that the agency is seeking to phase out the “two worst” dyes—an orange and a red dye—quickly and move other dyes over two years.
Congressman Chuck Fleischmann,…
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