Category: Kennedy, Robert F Jr

Hershey’s Promises to Use Only Real Chocolate After Backlash

The New York Times – Business:
The change follows weeks of complaints from a grandson of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup inventor and other vocal consumers.
FDA Is Expected to Lift Restriction on Peptides, Heeding RFK Jr.’s Wishes

The New York Times – Business:
The peptides, which are increasingly marketed as providing longevity and health benefits, were removed in 2023 from the agency’s list of products that compounding pharmacies can sell.
Judge Strikes Down RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policies in Blow to Trump’s Health Agenda

The New York Times – Business:
Ruling on a lawsuit brought by several prominent medical organizations, a district court said the federal government had not based its decisions on science in limiting Covid shots and revising the childhood immunization schedule.
F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine

The New York Times – Business:
Moderna said it had held further discussions with regulators and announced that the agency would accept the company’s application for approval of its flu vaccine that uses mRNA technology.
White House Shrugs Off Lutnick’s Epstein Ties

The New York Times – Business:
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has acknowledged traveling to Jeffrey Epstein’s island and meeting him on another occasion.
Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs

The New York Times – Business:
Federal policies under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that are hostile to vaccines have “sent a chill through the entire industry,” one scientist said.
RFK Jr. Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schools

The New York Times – Business:
Proponents of vaccines warn that the efforts will further dismantle the immunization infrastructure and lead to more outbreaks of disease.
U.S. Health Officials Defend Rejection of Moderna’s Flu Vaccine

The New York Times – Business:
The F.D.A.’s refusal to examine the company’s mRNA shot drew widespread criticism from doctors and was divisive within the agency.
New Food Stamp Rules Are Confusing Grocery Stores and Consumers

A dizzying array of rules govern what can be bought with SNAP dollars, confusing grocery stores and consumers.
Tatiana Schlossberg, Kennedy Daughter Who Wrote of Her Cancer, Dies at 35

An environmental journalist and child of Caroline Kennedy, she recently wrote of her battle with leukemia in The New Yorker, drawing worldwide sympathy.
F.D.A. Turmoil Keeps Spotlight on Its Commissioner

The agency’s high-level turnover and conflicting policy decisions on drug oversight have fueled concerns about the leadership of Dr. Marty Makary.
FDA Expands Covid Vaccine Inquiry to Adult Deaths

The agency claimed that 10 children’s deaths were linked to the shots, although it did not release evidence to support the assertions.