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Also from foodfix.co/four-takeaways…, I learned that the new US FDA commissioner promised a crackdown on food additives: “There’s a body of research now that suggests concern with some of these ingredients — we have to look at those ingredients and you have my commitment to do so".

Revisiting last week’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ #MAHA White House meetings. What was said? Plus, #Trump officials cheer decline in egg prices. foodfix.co/what-maha-moms…

Another great follow for infant formula science convo ⤵️

Today's Food Fix gets into the tension between food and vaccines within the "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) agenda/movement. Read it here: foodfix.co/amid-measles-o…

We're told Dr. Marty Makary has now greenlighted a plan to address at least some of agency's steep layoffs: hire contractors to replace laid-off federal employees "It's a waste," one laid-off U.S. FDA official said cbsnews.com/news/fda-repla…

Been covering food policy for 15 years - never imagined I'd hear a cabinet member say something like this: “Sugar is poison and Americans need to know that it’s poison," said Secretary Kennedy. Good readout of today's presser from Sheryl Gay Stolberg Kim Severson > nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/…

The MAHA moms have won. The food industry has been backed into a corner on food dyes, even if the FDA is not actually banning anything (yet). What comes next? foodfix.co/the-rfk-jr-foo…

Recently, Helena Bottemiller Evich teamed up with Theodore Ross to launch the podcast Forked from the Food & Environment Reporting Network. From MAHA moms, RFK Jr.’s promise to 'eliminate' autism 'exposures,' and HHS layoffs, listen to the first two episodes now! thefern.org/podcast/forked…

"I’m going to say this in the most objective and direct way possible: Centering school meals on whole, local foods would require a f---ton more money. Public schools are essentially the largest restaurant chain in the country." Helena Bottemiller Evich: foodfix.co/rfk-jr-says-ma…

First time I've said fuck in a newsletter! One of the perks of writing your own style guide 😂

The Trump administration is racing to completely overhaul the U.S. government’s official nutrition advice, in part to force changes to school meals, per RFK Jr. foodfix.co/rfk-jr-says-ma…

Scoop: House Republicans have altered a controversial plan to push SNAP food aid benefit costs to states for the first time - after moderate backlash Derrick Van Orden still stood up in GOP conference meeting this morning to raise concerns More details > politico.com/live-updates/2…

There is so much drama unfolding within MAHA right now I can hardly keep up. Here's today's Food Fix on Trump's selection of Casey Means, MD for surgeon general and the reax. foodfix.co/trumps-surgeon…

Here at U.S. FDA for expert panel on infant formula w/ Dr. Marty Makary. Having flashbacks to reporting on the infant formula crisis, which is still one of the most traumatic things I've ever covered. Glad to see formula getting attention again - important topic that's often ignored

Scoop: Since launching his bid for governor - Tommy Tuberville has raised increasing alarm to GOP leaders over a controversial SNAP provision in the megabill It would hammer deep red states like Alabama and stick him as guv w/ billions in food aid costs politico.com/live-updates/2…

Hopped on here real quick to see if anything new was going on before I started writing my newsletter 👀

It almost feels like old Twitter. Almost!💀

Looking forward to this!