Food-borne illnesses, funding cuts and layoffs: Maha movement’s glaring limitations are now showing

Policies enacted by RFK Jr have not delivered the expected results, but have instead hindered people’s ability to eat healthy Cyclospora in leafy greens, E coli in frozen blueberries, salmonella in jalapeños – multiple food-borne illness outbreaks in the US, alongside massive cuts to food assistance programs and to the federal agencies charged with food safety, are showing the limitations of the Make America Healthy Again (Maha) movement, experts say. “The policies that we’re enacting are the exact opposite policies one might look to to help people eat healthier,” said Jessica Knurick, a science communicator and registered dietitian with a PhD in nutrition science. Continue reading...

Melody Schreiber · Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 4:00 AM
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Food-borne illnesses, funding cuts and layoffs: Maha movement’s glaring limitations are now showing

Policies enacted by RFK Jr have not delivered the expected results, but have instead hindered people’s ability to eat healthy

Cyclospora in leafy greens, E coli in frozen blueberries, salmonella in jalapeños – multiple food-borne illness outbreaks in the US, alongside massive cuts to food assistance programs and to the federal agencies charged with food safety, are showing the limitations of the Make America Healthy Again (Maha) movement, experts say.

“The policies that we’re enacting are the exact opposite policies one might look to to help people eat healthier,” said Jessica Knurick, a science communicator and registered dietitian with a PhD in nutrition science.

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