Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering revoking the safety status of dozens of food ingredients unless companies can prove they're safe. The move follows calls from Dr. David Kessler, a former FDA commissioner, to eliminate the "generally recognized as safe," or GRAS, designation. NewsNation’s Anna Kooiman joins “Morning in America” with the latest. Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
The Trump administration will respond to a citizen petition calling for the overhaul of ultra-processed foods regulation, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told CBS' "60 Minutes" in an interview broadcast Sunday evening. The big picture: "We will act on David Kessler's petition," Kennedy told CBS' Bill Whitaker of the petition that the former FDA chief is spearheading that calls on the agency to no longer classify sweeteners including corn syrup as "Generally Recognized as Safe" (GRAS). - "The questions that he's asking are questions that FDA should've been asking a long, long time ago," he added. "There is no way for any American to know if a product is safe if it is ultra-processed." - Kennedy in October…
