Vani Hari

They started creating new products and targeting the littlest modern children of today by using the most popular toddler song, Baby Shark. And now my daughter is interested in this product that they still are poisoning us with ingredients they don't use in other countries. In Europe, in Canada, in Australia, in India, Kellogg's doesn't use artificial food dyes. Here in the United States, they do.

And they said they would remove them. So I was like, why isn't anybody in Washington or the press or anybody holding them accountable for this commitment they made? They made Worldwide Press when they made the commitment and got the praise from it, but no one's holding these companies accountable for their actions. Their shareholders aren't doing it. Like, what is happening here?

And they said they would remove them. So I was like, why isn't anybody in Washington or the press or anybody holding them accountable for this commitment they made? They made Worldwide Press when they made the commitment and got the praise from it, but no one's holding these companies accountable for their actions. Their shareholders aren't doing it. Like, what is happening here?

And so I was like, you know what? I'm starting a petition. And so I was so glad and happy that two of my friends food fighters in this space I got connected with earlier this year, Callie Means and Jason Karp. We started working together again on how to take on big food. And it was, let's finish the job with Kellogg's. So Jason got into the fight.

And so I was like, you know what? I'm starting a petition. And so I was so glad and happy that two of my friends food fighters in this space I got connected with earlier this year, Callie Means and Jason Karp. We started working together again on how to take on big food. And it was, let's finish the job with Kellogg's. So Jason got into the fight.

He wrote a shareholder letter, sent it to Kellogg's and saying, you know, this is unacceptable. You must remove artificial food dyes. And they were gonna have a meeting with us. but they actually reneged on the meeting because we wanted to bring some doctors to the table because they wanted to bring the Consumer Brands Association with them.

He wrote a shareholder letter, sent it to Kellogg's and saying, you know, this is unacceptable. You must remove artificial food dyes. And they were gonna have a meeting with us. but they actually reneged on the meeting because we wanted to bring some doctors to the table because they wanted to bring the Consumer Brands Association with them.

Now, the Consumer Brands Association is the biggest big food lobby group in Washington. They're going to do whatever they can to belittle you or to make you look like your pseudoscientist or your fear mongerer. And they will use whatever they can to kind of spin the situation against you.

Now, the Consumer Brands Association is the biggest big food lobby group in Washington. They're going to do whatever they can to belittle you or to make you look like your pseudoscientist or your fear mongerer. And they will use whatever they can to kind of spin the situation against you.

And so we're like, okay, if you're going to bring the Consumer Brands Association, a huge lobbying group with you, we'll bring our scientists with us that show that these artificial food dyes are causing harm to children. They didn't like that. And so they shut down the meeting. Once they did that, they left us no decision at that point.

And so we're like, okay, if you're going to bring the Consumer Brands Association, a huge lobbying group with you, we'll bring our scientists with us that show that these artificial food dyes are causing harm to children. They didn't like that. And so they shut down the meeting. Once they did that, they left us no decision at that point.

And it was like, how can we bring the most attention to this as possible? And when I was invited to be part of the Senate Roundtable with Senator Ron Johnson, I was able to finally discuss how American companies are using better, safer ingredients for other countries and not us.

And it was like, how can we bring the most attention to this as possible? And when I was invited to be part of the Senate Roundtable with Senator Ron Johnson, I was able to finally discuss how American companies are using better, safer ingredients for other countries and not us.

And I was able to show the examples, not with just Kellogg's, but so many other brands on how we are systematically being poisoned here in the United States because our FDA allows it to happen. They literally just said two weeks ago, that they will not criticize the food industry. If they will not criticize the food industry, how can they hold them accountable?

And I was able to show the examples, not with just Kellogg's, but so many other brands on how we are systematically being poisoned here in the United States because our FDA allows it to happen. They literally just said two weeks ago, that they will not criticize the food industry. If they will not criticize the food industry, how can they hold them accountable?

And in the room was Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also giving testimony, and he heard my testimony, and I could tell it really resonated with him. This has been something that's been important to him, and he gets these issues. And it was such a beautiful moment because when he was giving his closing remarks, he said something so profound. He said,

And in the room was Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also giving testimony, and he heard my testimony, and I could tell it really resonated with him. This has been something that's been important to him, and he gets these issues. And it was such a beautiful moment because when he was giving his closing remarks, he said something so profound. He said,

another country was doing this to us, it would be considered an act of war. But these are our own American companies, and it's un-American.

another country was doing this to us, it would be considered an act of war. But these are our own American companies, and it's un-American.

I think it's a couple things. So first, I think they're going to eventually change. I know they are. There's no way they're going to be able to be a viable company in the next 100 years with artificial food dyes. There's too much awareness happening. We have leadership at the highest levels bringing this awareness down. Every single mainstream news station is talking about these issues.