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child eating chocolate bar and a microscope

June 16, 2026

Your Next Chocolate Bar Could Come From a Lab — Will It Be Safety Tested?

child with sprinkles on tongue

June 08, 2026

RFK Jr.’s Push to Remove Synthetic Dyes Hinges on Big Food’s Cooperation — Some Brands Are Holding Out

food pyramid and hospital

May 06, 2026

RFK Jr. Urges Public to Report Hospitals Serving Food That Doesn’t Meet Dietary Guidelines

reading a food label

April 28, 2026

RFK Jr. Says Mandatory Ultraprocessed Food Labels Are Coming

girl with blue tongue eating candy and letters "fda"

April 27, 2026

FDA Is Trying to Close the Food Additive Loophole — But Will It Succeed?

rfk jr and robert irvine

April 22, 2026

Watch: He’s Getting Junk Food Out of Military Bases — and Says We Can Do the Same in Schools and Hospitals

joseph ladapo and pesticide tractor

March 25, 2026

‘Feeding America Safely’: Pesticides, Regulatory Failures, and America’s Chronic Disease Crisis

doctor and word "nutrition"

March 06, 2026

Let Food Be Thy Medicine? RFK Jr. Announces 50+ Medical Schools Will Add Nutrition Training

joe rogan and rfk jr

March 02, 2026

‘We’ve Addicted Our Farmers’ to Glyphosate, RFK Jr. Tells Joe Rogan

Casey Means

February 26, 2026

‘Our Nation Is Angry, Exhausted and Hurting From Preventable Diseases,’ Surgeon General Nominee Tells Senate

rfk jr on 60 minutes

February 18, 2026

‘This Country Is Ill’: Former FDA Chief Who Took on Tobacco Now Targets Ultraprocessed Food

Mike Tyson superbowl ad - screenshot

February 09, 2026

‘Eat Real Food’: Heavyweight Great Mike Tyson Goes Viral With Super Bowl Ad

beets and words "no artificial colors"

February 09, 2026

FDA Rewrites Food Labeling Rules for ‘No Artificial Colors’

coca-cola bottles and u.s. map

January 29, 2026

Why Soda Is Cheaper Than Water — And What That Says About America’s Food System

texas flag and organic produce

January 14, 2026

Texas AG Targets Grocery Stores Over Spraying ‘Undisclosed’ Pesticide on Organic Produce

rfk jr. and new food pyramid

January 07, 2026

RFK Jr. Flips the Food Pyramid

pesticide tractor and word "liability"

January 05, 2026

Bayer Loses Round One in Fight for Legal Immunity, But More Battles Lie Ahead

general mills cereals and gavel

December 04, 2025

Big Food Engineered ‘Public Health Crisis,’ San Francisco Says In Lawsuit Targeting Ultraprocessed Food

dan giusti

November 19, 2025

He Walked Away From the World’s Best Restaurant. Now He’s Fixing School Lunch.

cereal and hands shaking money

November 17, 2025

Big Food Uses Tobacco-Style Playbook to Block New Food Safety Laws

October 31, 2025

Junk Food Companies Join Forces to Block Food Safety Reforms

October 31, 2025

Cancer-Causing Drug Banned in Most Countries Still Allowed in U.S. Pork

plate with money

October 24, 2025

Big Food’s ‘Transparency’ Push Is Deceptive Bid to Strip States of Power, Weaken Food Safety Laws, Critics Say

lunchables and u.s. flag

October 09, 2025

States Launch Bipartisan Bills to Clean Up School Meals, Crack Down on Food Dyes

frosted flakes and word "fluoride"

September 30, 2025

‘Magic Bullet’: Sugar Industry Falsified Science to Sell America on Fluoride

cheese and milk

September 18, 2025

Bad Science, Big Lies: How the War on Saturated Fat Fueled a Health Epidemic

girl eating deli meat sandwich

August 27, 2025

The Dark Truth Behind the Bright Pink Color of Processed Meat

justin ransom and tyson chicken

August 25, 2025

Fox Guarding the Henhouse?: USDA Puts Ex-Tyson Exec in Charge of Meat and Poultry Safety

August 08, 2025

Ultraprocessed Foods Make Up Over Half of Kids’ Diet, CDC Report Says

salmon

July 31, 2025

FDA Rubber-Stamps Fake Salmon With No Independent Testing, No Public Review