food supply

“For far too long, ingredient manufacturers and sponsors have exploited a loophole that has allowed new ingredients and chemicals, often with unknown safety data, to be introduced into the U.S. food supply without notification to the FDA or the public,” Kennedy said in a recent statement.

“Eliminating this loophole will provide transparency to consumers, help get our nation’s food supply back on track by ensuring that ingredients being introduced into foods are safe, and ultimately Make America Healthy Again.”

The administration’s vows of mass raids targeting undocumented immigrants, combined with its new tariff-induced trade wars, have farmers and labor groups united behind the need for legislation that ensures the U.S. continues producing an ample food supply and has sufficient workers to tend its crops.

The reductions would ripple through food supply chains, impacting farmers, grocery stores, and food retailers.

Jim Peifer, the authority’s executive director, wrote in a Feb. 24 letter to Burgum and Palumbo, “The flood control element of public safety and the disruption to the nation’s food supply should be considered.”