RFK Jr.’s FDA wants to close a food-safety loophole. Critics say it’s still half-open. Washington Post | August 21, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/08/21/rfk-jr-s-fda-wants-to-close-a-food-safety-loophole-critics-say-its-still-half-open/ Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Health and Human Services Department unveiled a plan on August 17, 2026, to close a decades-old loophole that let food companies add chemicals without notifying regulators. The proposed FDA rule requires companies to notify the agency, and explain their reasoning, before using a new “generally recognized as safe,” or GRAS, ingredient.