Kennedy Jr. has spent a lot of his time as health secretary on the road. Late last month, he spoke at an event in Baton Rouge ...

National Confectioners Association questions focus on synthetic dyes as MARS reverses its 2016 commitment, despite other ...

Fast food is a staple in many families routines thanks to the guarantee of convenient and tasty meals but RFK's proposal ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired two top leaders at the department, chief of staff ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert. F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled a plan on Tuesday to start phasing out eight synthetic food dyes. Are they unsafe? Experts weigh in.

Now, in office, Kennedy, also known as RFK Jr., has directed the FDA to revise safety rules to help eliminate a provision that allows companies to self-affirm that food ingredients are safe.

RFK Jr. Wants to Update Food Additive Safety Rules—How It Could Affect What You Eat. By Cathy Nelson. Published on March 26, 2025. Fact checked by. Nick Blackmer. Fact checked by Nick Blackmer.

The federal health department nominee has a history of spreading false information, but he could find a partner in Illinois on food regulations.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.in Washington last week. HHS wants to close what it describes as a "loophole" in food safety. (Ben Curtis/Associated Press) President Trump ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to evaluate the chemicals in our food and ... Food-safety advocates also have called on the FDA to step up its oversight of ... Under the FDA's proposal, ...

The annual report found 90% of state water systems had fluoride. Together, they serve 98% of the state’s population. Fluoride is required in Illinois drinking water under a 1967 state law, which ...