Attendees are greeted with”Eat Real Food” placards as they gather for U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to announce new nutrition policies at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 8, 2026.
Jonathan Ernst | Reuters
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday announced a policy proposal aimed at giving the federal government greater visibility into the nation’s food supply.
HHS proposed a requirement for manufacturers, like Pepsi or Nestle, to notify the Food and Drug Administration when they determine that an ingredient is “Generally Recognized as Safe,” or GRAS.
The department also said it and the U.S. Department of Agriculture submitted for final review the federal government’s first proposed definition of ultra-processed foods. Concerns have grown for years about the long-term safety of eating…
