Helena Bottomiller-Evich

RFK's also made a lot of claims about completely changing the food system on the USDA side, which he will not have purview over, but he's talked about changing farm subsidies, cleaning up school meals, so actually banning processed foods from school meals, just really upending that multibillion-dollar program.

RFK's also made a lot of claims about completely changing the food system on the USDA side, which he will not have purview over, but he's talked about changing farm subsidies, cleaning up school meals, so actually banning processed foods from school meals, just really upending that multibillion-dollar program.

So it really depends on the issue. If you're talking about something like totally changing how we subsidize food in this country, that would require Congress. You would have to write a farm bill that's going to reform the system. And a lot of that falls over at USDA, which RFK would not have jurisdiction over.

So it really depends on the issue. If you're talking about something like totally changing how we subsidize food in this country, that would require Congress. You would have to write a farm bill that's going to reform the system. And a lot of that falls over at USDA, which RFK would not have jurisdiction over.

So it really depends on the issue. If you're talking about something like totally changing how we subsidize food in this country, that would require Congress. You would have to write a farm bill that's going to reform the system. And a lot of that falls over at USDA, which RFK would not have jurisdiction over.

That is Brooke Rollins, who's been nominated for that position, and she's much more of, I think, a status quo pick. So that would be one area where it would be very difficult. I would say exceedingly unlikely that that's going to happen. But on some of the issues that would fall under FDA, you could really bring down the hammer on food additives if that were the priority.

That is Brooke Rollins, who's been nominated for that position, and she's much more of, I think, a status quo pick. So that would be one area where it would be very difficult. I would say exceedingly unlikely that that's going to happen. But on some of the issues that would fall under FDA, you could really bring down the hammer on food additives if that were the priority.

That is Brooke Rollins, who's been nominated for that position, and she's much more of, I think, a status quo pick. So that would be one area where it would be very difficult. I would say exceedingly unlikely that that's going to happen. But on some of the issues that would fall under FDA, you could really bring down the hammer on food additives if that were the priority.

They could speed up all these post-market reviews, which means they take a really hard look at a lot of the chemicals that are already in the food supply supply. they could really close this loophole, which allows a lot of substances on the market without pre-market approval.

They could speed up all these post-market reviews, which means they take a really hard look at a lot of the chemicals that are already in the food supply supply. they could really close this loophole, which allows a lot of substances on the market without pre-market approval.

They could speed up all these post-market reviews, which means they take a really hard look at a lot of the chemicals that are already in the food supply supply. they could really close this loophole, which allows a lot of substances on the market without pre-market approval.

And so there are some policy changes that could happen there, but it would require going through a regulatory process, you know, allowing those bureaucratic wheels to turn. But again, on each of these, it's like pushing a boulder uphill. And so... I would not bet that in five to 10 years we're going to see that reality. But I think that would be the ideal that they would be pushing for.

And so there are some policy changes that could happen there, but it would require going through a regulatory process, you know, allowing those bureaucratic wheels to turn. But again, on each of these, it's like pushing a boulder uphill. And so... I would not bet that in five to 10 years we're going to see that reality. But I think that would be the ideal that they would be pushing for.

And so there are some policy changes that could happen there, but it would require going through a regulatory process, you know, allowing those bureaucratic wheels to turn. But again, on each of these, it's like pushing a boulder uphill. And so... I would not bet that in five to 10 years we're going to see that reality. But I think that would be the ideal that they would be pushing for.

We'll see, again, the extent to which Republicans in this administration are going to be, you know, using the federal government to push that vision forward. It's in some ways a radical departure from where we are now.

We'll see, again, the extent to which Republicans in this administration are going to be, you know, using the federal government to push that vision forward. It's in some ways a radical departure from where we are now.

We'll see, again, the extent to which Republicans in this administration are going to be, you know, using the federal government to push that vision forward. It's in some ways a radical departure from where we are now.