The health secretary has used peer pressure to persuade food makers to nix synthetic dyes. The candy industry is holding out, arguing American consumers like bright sweets.
Category: Diet and Nutrition
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In This Pet Kibble, the Bugs are a Feature
Could insect meal and lab-grown meat be a more sustainable, ethical way to feed our cats and dogs?
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Kraft Heinz to Eliminate All Chemical Dyes Over Next 2 Years
The maker of Kool-Aid and Jell-O announced the change two months after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to ban artificial food dyes.
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G.O.P. Senators Want Fewer Cuts to Food Aid, Teeing Up a Fight with the House
Republicans whose constituents rely on nutritional assistance worry that cuts to those programs approved by the House will saddle their states with huge costs and harm low-income children.
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How the Baby Formula Brand Bobbie Got Caught in the RFK Jr. Backlash
Laura Modi’s company, Bobbie, is rooted in science and uses organic ingredients. Some of her fans aren’t happy that she’s willing to work with the Trump administration.
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American Breakfast Cereals Are Becoming Less Healthy, Study Finds
They contain increasing amounts of sugar, fat and sodium and decreasing amounts of protein and fiber.
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Robert Shapiro, Who Made NutraSweet a Household Name, Dies at 86
His promotion of the sugar substitute was a success. But later, as head of Monsanto, he faced blowback after the company rushed into genetically altered products.
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WeightWatchers Files for Bankruptcy to Reduce $1 Billion in Debt
The company, which has shaped how millions eat and exercise, is trying to reduce its debt as it expands its telehealth business.
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Meat Is Back, on Plates and in Politics
After years in which “plant-based” was the mantra, meat once again dominates the national conversation about dinner.
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A Scientist Is Paid to Study Maple Syrup. He’s Also Paid to Promote It.
Funded by the maple industry, a researcher has exaggerated his findings to suggest that syrup could help prevent serious diseases.
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RFK Jr. Accuses FDA of Drug Industry Influence That Barred Alternative Remedies
The nation’s health secretary addressed agency employees, asking them to shed any corporate influence. But he did not address the mass layoffs that have gutted oversight of tobacco and vapes, food safety and drug reviews.