Ex-FDA Head Gives MAHA Blueprint to Regulate UPFs. What Does It Mean for Plant-Based Meat?

Ex-FDA Head Gives MAHA Blueprint to Regulate UPFs. What Does It Mean for Plant-Based Meat?

8 Mins Read Ex-FDA commissioner Dr David Kessler has filed a citizen petition asking the agency to revoke the food safety status of processed refined carbohydrates, a move that both helps and challenges the MAHA movement. On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study finding that Americans, on average, get 55% of their calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs). Children and teenagers, it showed, eat more of …

Physicians Committee Calls on MAHA to Warn About Risks of Animal Products and to Take a Nuanced Approach on Processed Foods

Physicians Committee Calls on MAHA to Warn About Risks of Animal Products and to Take a Nuanced Approach on Processed Foods Michael Keevican Thu, 08/07/2025 - 06:26 Featured Image animal-protein.jpg Summary As the Make America Healthy Again Commission prepares to release the follow-up to the Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment by Aug. 12, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a health advocacy group with 17,000 doctor membe…