NYTIMES (Lindsey Smith Taillie) - Big Food Is Winning the War for America’s Diet
The federal government was supposed to release a definition of ultraprocessed foods. What happened?
STONEZONE (Roger Stone) - RFK Jr. Encourages Cheaper Healthier Meals
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is taking the Make America Healthy Again movement straight into America’s kitchens. A new government-produced cooking series, “The Real Food Show,” is designed to help families prepare healthy meals for less than five dollars per serving whenever practical. The series promotes whole, minimally processed ingredients, home […] The post RFK Jr. Encourages Cheaper Healthier Meals appeared first on StoneZone .
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is taking the Make America Healthy Again movement straight into America’s kitchens. A new government-produced cooking series, “The Real Food Show,” is designed to help families prepare healthy meals for less than five dollars per serving whenever practical. The series promotes whole, minimally processed ingredients, home cooking, and the basic kitchen skills too many Americans have lost after years of dependence on convenience foods. Kennedy says food should be the foundation of health, and that families can take control one meal at a time without breaking the bank. In the premiere episode, Kennedy joins celebrity chef Andrew Gruel to prepare crispy wild Alaskan salmon cakes…Open
REDSTATE (Jennifer Oliver O'Connell) - Another Way to MAHA: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Launches 'The Real Food Show'
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - RFK Jr. launches cooking show as HHS steps up its ‘real food’ campaign
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will debut a new online cooking series, "The Real Food Show" on Thursday, aimed at pushing whole foods over ultra-processed ingredients. NewsNation's Anna Kooiman has an inside look.
DAILYCALLER (Evelyn Elliott) - Trump Administration Approves New Potentially Dangerous Pesticides, Watchdog Groups Claim
The EPA and groups disagree on a key definition
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved several new chemical pesticides last week, which the Center for Biological Diversity and others warned could pose serious dangers to Americans’ health. According to these watchdog groups, some of these pesticides contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) and other chemicals that have been linked to cancer or other negative health outcomes. Specifically, the EPA approved multiple pesticides, including diflufenican , epyrifenacil , and trifludimoxazin , for use as pesticides on June 30. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, the EPA previously discovered that diflufenican and epyrifenacil will ultimately break down into smaller PFAS chemicals such as trifluoroacetic acid (TFA),…Open
DAILYCALLER (Evelyn Elliott) - Trump Administration Approves New Potentially Dangerous Pesticides, Watchdog Groups Claim
The EPA and groups disagree on a key definition
AXIOS (Adriel Bettelheim) - Supreme Court blocks lawsuits over chemical risks
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that consumers can't use state courts to bring "failure-to-warn" lawsuits against manufacturers that don't warn of hazards surrounding their products. Why it matters: The case was a major friction point for activists in the "Make America Healthy Again" movement, who have been calling for a crackdown on chemicals like glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup, in the food supply. Driving the news: In a 7-2 ruling , justices said federal pesticide law preempts a lawsuit against Monsanto, the maker of Roundup, for failing to include a warning about cancer risks on the label. - While Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pointed to glyphosate as an environmental toxin that contributes to…
NEWSNATIONNOW (Xavier Walton) - Screwworm outbreak could cost Texas livestock industry $1.8B yearly
Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller warns it will get worse if USDA doesn't do something different.
NPR (Maria Godoy) - Why ultra-processed foods could become the new war on tobacco
Research published in the American Journal of Public Health details the connection between ultra-processed foods and the tobacco industry when it comes to production, strategy and marketing.
JUSTTHENEWS (Amanda Head) - Cotton over chemicals: How Trump’s USDA is Making America’s Fabric Great Again
In years past, the U.S. was referred to as "King Cotton" for its prodigious output of the fiber wanted by the rest of the world. The "Plant Not Plastic" initiative may see a rebirth of that sentiment.