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2/RFK jr's ultra processed foods fight turns out to be a big bust. But his next 'health report' does call for something really disturbing: putting food for kids who get free school meals in specially marked boxes. This kind of 'Scarlet Letter' treatment of hungry kids is despicable.

Draft of White House Report Suggests Kennedy Won’t Push Strict Pesticide Regulations The report is not final, but indicates good news for the food and agriculture industries.Ultraprocessed foods, which make up about 62 percent of the calories consumed by U.S. children, are explicitly mentioned in the draft of the second report only once, in a line about the administration’s effort to define them. The near-omission of ultraprocessed foods from the draft report raises questions about the administration’s appetite for regulation, which the food industry is likely to vehemently oppose. The draft does describe prioritizing “whole, healthy” foods in federal programs like those providing meals in schools. It suggests offering these foods in “MAHA boxes” for food stamp recipients.
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