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Senate HELP hearing spotlights delayed FDA front‑of‑package rule and industry influence in obesity crisis
Summary
Chair Sanders and senators pressed FDA Commissioner Robert Califf and Deputy Commissioner M. Jones on missed deadlines for a proposed front‑of‑package nutrition label, the public‑health costs of obesity and diabetes, and legal and resource constraints that the agency says limit rapid action.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee heard testimony on federal efforts to curb obesity and type 2 diabetes and on a proposed FDA rule for front‑of‑package nutrition labeling.
Chair Bernie Sanders opened the hearing saying more than 35 million Americans have type 2 diabetes and that the American Diabetes Association estimates the annual cost of diabetes in the United States at about $413 billion. He argued that clearer labels and curbs on junk‑food advertising to children are needed to address both health harms and mounting public costs.
"How long does it take to put a bloody label on a…
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