As Kennedy Takes on Food Policy, Companies Push Back

Gift link. Excerpt: > In his quest to overhaul the food system, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to close a loophole that allows food and dietary supplement companies to independently determine whether new ingredients are safe. > But the plan is facing stiff pushback from the industry, with lawyers and executives already warning of lawsuits before an official proposal has been unveiled. > The “generally recognized as safe” designation, or GRAS, allows companies to bypass government notification and review. It has ushered an unknown number of substances, believed to be in the thousands, into the U.S. food supply. The GRAS provision was envisioned in 1958 to apply to well-understood ingredients such as vinegar and baking soda. > Though advocates of more thorough food oversight and their allies on the political left have long pushed for such a change, Mr. Kennedy and his team have been able to garner widespread support for food reform and have the power to implement it. Their actions are beginning to push past the industry’s comfort zone. > Lawyers for several food companies and industry groups said that mandating notices, which can exceed 100 pages in length, for all new ingredients are too much to ask. They contend that the Food and Drug Administration moves too slowly and would hamper the innovation that people expect from their food and drinks. What exactly is "innovation that people expect from their food and drinks" supposed to mean?

He should get a “promotion” to a whole new fake made up job for this shit where they have him emailing fake addresses for this shit and ai replies with what he wants to hear

I hate the man but this has been a problem and a consumer advocate topic for decades, and letting corporations conduct their own tests, as if they’d be honest, is crazy.