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Kennedy Blasts FDA, Links Chronic Diseases to Toxins

4/12/2025

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In a surprising 40-minute address, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. slammed the FDA as a mere "sock puppet" for corporate interests. He urged staff to heed dissenting voices and linked the surge in chronic diseases to environmental toxins, igniting controversy with his remarks on autism, all while federal layoffs loom.

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In a surprising 40-minute address, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. slammed the FDA as a mere "sock puppet" for corporate interests. He urged staff to heed dissenting voices and linked the surge in chronic diseases to environmental toxins, igniting controversy with his remarks on autism, all while federal layoffs loom.