Kennedy has long opposed additives and artificial ingredients in ultra processed foods, arguing that those ingredients are making Americans sick. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had announced in January it would ban the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, giving manufacturers until January 2027 to remove it from their food.

According to today's announcement from the FDA, an estimated 40% of the food industry has committed to voluntarily phasing out petroleum-based dyes. That includes major brands like Heinz and General Mills, both of which promised this June to start removing synthetic dyes from their products.

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On Monday, the White House issued a press release touting the changes that food companies have made during President Donald Trump ’s “ Make America Healthy Again ” push. One of these changes, the White House said, was that In-N-Out “transitioned to 100% beef tallow.”

Texas flood survivor Lauren Tyler recounts the story of getting her family to higher ground and escaping the deadly flooding in Texas.

Iowa farmer and president of the state's farm bureau, Brent Johnson, was in the Capitol alongside over 100 American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) members.

Data show certain farming practices can have serious unintended health consequences. When produced in harmony with nature, our food can benefit human & planetary health.

The idea of making the U.S. more like Europe is anathema to many in the Trump administration. But that’s what the Make America Healthy Again movement says it wants — at least when it comes to food.

Budget-conscious shoppers and the U.S. government's efforts to improve America's diet is hurting the packaged food sector. But Tyler Ellegard from Gradient Investments sees a buying opportunity. He told Reuters that as budgets become more constrained, 'consumers are going to go back to the grocery shelves for snacking'.