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20 Jun: Legislation Proposed to Study Streamlining Food Safety Agencies

Recently introduced legislation known as the SAFE FOOD Act or the Study And Framework for Efficiency in Food Oversight and Organizational Design Act of 2025 directs the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study the consolidation of multiple federal food safety agencies into a single entity. The bill’s goal is to streamline food safety oversight and enhance public health protection through…

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29 May: Bonvie Blog: Iffy at best ‘Big Food’ will clean up its act

After the Food and Drug Administration recently announced sweeping recommendations to eliminate potentially toxic chemicals from our food supply, we’re left wondering if the efforts are real or just more talk by a government plagued by a track record of failing to protect our health. Big pronouncements In April, the new FDA Commissioner, Dr. Martin Makary, confirmed something that many…

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09 May: Letter to FDA: Investigate radioactivity in foods to Make America Healthy Again

In a recent letter to the Food and Drug Administration, Citizens for Health (CFH) and Fukushima Fallout Awareness Network (FFAN) strongly urged the Food and Drug Administration to investigate the real possibility of radioactivity in U.S. food as part of the federal government’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda given that radiation from nuclear accidents bioaccumulates in food and there are…

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02 Apr: DOJ Asks District Court to Dismiss Lawsuit Against Xlear, Inc.

In a striking turnaround, the Department of Justice recently asked the United States District Court of Utah to dismiss the FTC’s case against Xlear, Inc. and its CEO Nathan Jones, bringing closure to a nearly four-year battle. On March 10, 2025, the DOJ and Xlear filed a stipulation to dismiss the case with prejudice. READ MORE: CFH and National Health…

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23 Mar: Lawsuit: Big Tobacco Science Uses Same Addiction Playbook to Hook Kids, Minorities on Ultra Processed Foods

In 2019, then top-tier ad agency Leo Burnett produced a Cheez-It commercial for its client Kellogg’s called “Taste Test,” revealing much more about the product than intended. The 15-second spot shows a group of hysterical tasters who, once they bite into the Cheez-It crackers, can’t stop and continue to compulsively eat them. “What have we done,” asks the crazed-looking scientist in the…

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27 Jan: Too Little, Too Late: FDA Finally Says ‘No More’ to Red Dye No. 3 in Food, Drugs

After ignoring legislative directives and a deep well of scientific data over the last 33 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has belatedly banned the continued use of Food, Drug & Cosmetic (FD&C) red dye no. 3 in food, including dietary supplements (effective January 15, 2027) and ingested drugs (effective January 18, 2028). This action comes more than…

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17 Dec: California Bill Requires Toxic Metal Testing of Infant Food

Baby food sold in California just got a lot cleaner. California Assembly Bill AB 899 will now require that baby food manufacturers regularly test their products for specific toxic elements (e.g., arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury) and to disclose the levels of those elements to consumers on brand websites. Further, dietary supplements marketed to children aged two and under fall…