During Senate confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. emphasized the dangers of ultra-processed foods, labeling them as harmful to American children and suggesting that he could facilitate change in food policies if confirmed as HHS head. However, instead of proposing a ban on such foods, he indicated a focus on ensuring the public is informed about their health impacts. His statements underscore a broader debate on food safety and the role of regulatory agencies like the FDA in shaping the U.S. food system.
Food makers have been permitted to mass poison American children, and that's wrong. It needs to end. I believe I'm the one person who's able to end it.
There is no universal definition of an ultra-processed food, and even experts don't always agree about which foods count.
Kennedy has called ultra-processed foods poison, blamed them for high rates of obesity, and suggested that they are a key driver of the country's chronic disease epidemic.
I do not intend to take ultra-processed foods off the market, only to ensure Americans are educated about their health effects.
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