Getting the conflicts of interest out of food!

I have 2 interesting updates for you today.

If you're one of the many moms who have written to me expressing your frustration with infant formulas, you're going to really love this first one. 

When I was at the White House last week, several moms discussed the need to make cleaner infant formula available. 

U.S. infant formulas are severely behind on nutrition science compared to the rest of the world - making our babies suffer.

Some American infant formulas have "corn syrup solids" as the first ingredient! 

Moms shouldn't have to import formula from Europe, we should have the best infant formula available in the United States.

HHS Secretary Kennedy said he would make this a priority, and one week later he has already announced a plan to do it:

The FDA is rolling out a comprehensive plan to address the fact that our infant formula is compromised by Big Food interests.

Love this speed of action! 

You can read everything announced in the plan here.

In other news…

Ever wonder why it took the FDA over 30 YEARS to ban Red 3 after it was found to cause cancer?

There are rampant conflicts of interest that have plagued the system for decades. The industry has been effective at hiding this from the public and the media, but the truth is coming out now.

There was an article published earlier this week in KFF Health News downplaying the risks of Red 3 in our food. They quoted the scientist who originally found Red 3 causes cancer in animals as saying:

"I have no problem with my family — my kids and grandkids — consuming Red 3. I stand by the conclusions in my paper that this is not a problem for humans." 

This scientist, Joseph Borzelleca, received significant funding from tobacco companies in the 1980s:

• A 1984 internal memo by tobacco giant RJ Reynolds lists him as an outside consultant for the tobacco industry.
• In 1995, Phillip Morris hired Borzelleca at the rate of $2,000 a day to act as a consultant and sit on their "Scientific Advisory Board."
• Internal memos identified him as a "main spokesman" on scientific issues for the tobacco industry.

The thing is… these aren't just tobacco companies. Tobacco bought up Big Food companies in the 1980s:

• Phillip Morris owned Kraft & General Foods (Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Mac n' Cheese)
• RJ Reynolds owned Nabisco (Oreos and Ritz Crackers)

We need to keep calling out these conflicts of interest when we see them, so the media stops quoting "experts" with financial ties to the industry. 

This corrupt system is why we've seen very little progress to improve our food in the last 50 years. 

Next time you see an "expert" defending the chemicals in our food, always check where their interests lie. If it smells like a rat, it often is.

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Things are happening fast, and this is the quickest way to disseminate information and keep you updated! 

Xo,

Vani

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