HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Amends Rule Permitting Businesses to Conceal the Safety of Food Ingredients

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of health and human services, is taking action to remove a loophole that permits food businesses to conceal ingredient safety information from the FDA. The action is in line with his "Make America Healthy Again" agenda, which aims to increase food safety transparency.

Kennedy gave the FDA instructions to remove a rule that permits businesses to self-certify the safety of ingredients without informing the FDA. Before introducing new additives, food makers would have to publicly submit safety data under the proposed reform. The FDA's food safety procedures need to be reformed, according to Dr. Marty Makary, who was nominated by President Donald Trump for FDA commissioner.

A major policy change was announced Monday by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who directed the Food and Drug Administration to close a long-standing regulatory gap that has permitted food producers to independently certify the safety of their ingredients. A key component of Kennedy's "Make America Healthy Again" campaign, the directive aims to increase openness and lower the possible health hazards related to uncontrolled substances.

Kennedy said in a press statement, "For far too long, sponsors and ingredient manufacturers have taken advantage of a loophole that has allowed new chemicals and ingredients, frequently with unknown safety data, to be introduced into the U.S. food supply without notification to the FDA or the public." Under the existing regulation, businesses are able to designate novel food components as "Generally Recognized as Safe" (GRAS) without having to submit them to FDA evaluation. Although it is encouraged, corporations can choose not to participate in the FDA's GRAS Notification Program, which allows them to avoid federal monitoring.

Kennedy's order would force food makers to provide safety data and formally notify the FDA prior to releasing new substances onto the market. If put into effect, this regulatory shift would drastically affect the way food firms function and might result in more stringent regulation of the manufacture of processed foods.

Kennedy met with executives from a number of significant food companies on Monday, including PepsiCo, General Mills, Kraft-Heinz, and Kellogg's. Kennedy wrote on X (previously Twitter) that the meeting's main goal was "advancing food safety and radical transparency to protect the health of all Americans, especially our children," even though specifics of the talks were not made public.

Kennedy wrote, "By removing toxins from our food, we will increase consumer trust."

Kennedy has directed the acting FDA commissioner to move quickly to investigate regulatory reforms, but the FDA has not yet given a timeframe for the rulemaking process. Additionally, the campaign coincides with Dr. Marty Makary, President Donald Trump's candidate for FDA commissioner, promising to give food safety reform top priority during his testimony before the Senate health committee last week. It is anticipated that Makary will move on to the full Senate for approval once the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee votes on his nomination on Thursday.

Kennedy's proposed regulation would guarantee increased accountability and openness from food producers and would represent a significant change in the way food safety is governed in the US if it were to become law.

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