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Draft of White House Report Suggests Kennedy Won’t Push Strict Pesticide Regulations
The draft MAHA report emphasizes research and public awareness campaigns over new regulations, addressing chronic diseases through studies on diet, chemical exposure, and prescription drug use.
- On Tuesday, the draft of the 'Make America Healthy Again' report, labeled 'pre-decisional' and dated Aug. 6, was delivered to the White House, stopping short of proposing restrictions on ultraprocessed foods and pesticides.
- While Kennedy has long pushed for chemical reforms, the August 6 draft stops short of recommending targeting pesticides like glyphosate, despite earlier concerns raised in May.
- The draft stops short of proposing regulations, calling for research on electromagnetic radiation and children’s oral health, and mentions ultraprocessed foods—about 62% of children's calories—only once.
- Supporters reacted sharply, as Aviva Musicus said the draft embodies `the idiosyncratic beliefs` of Kennedy and signs suggest it may land with a thud among his followers, including Vani Hari, on Monday.
- The draft stops short of proposing pesticide restrictions, with the final report expected in the coming weeks amid funding hurdles from Congress and cuts to school and hospital food programs.
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A draft of the Trump administration’s highly anticipated blueprint on health policy takes a softer approach to regulating companies than many had feared, a relief for industry and setback for environmental activists.
Draft 'MAHA' commission report avoids pesticide crackdown feared by farm groups
The White House will not impose new guardrails on the farm industry's use of pesticides as part of a strategy to address children's health outcomes, according to a draft obtained by Reuters of a widely anticipated report from President Donald Trump's "Make America Healthy Again" commission.
Bad Diets, Too Many Meds, No Exercise: A Look Inside the Latest MAHA Report
(MedPage Today) -- A report that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised will improve the health of America's children does not call on the government to make significant changes to its food or farming policies, according to a draft document...
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