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Food Industry Fights Against MAHA Movement: Lobbyists Mobilize

10/19/2025

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U.S. food and beverage companies campaign to oppose Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA movement.
Led by the American Beverage Association and Consumer Brands Association, they mobilized lobbyists to frame MAHA as government overreach.
Federal efforts have stalled while twelve states enacted restrictions on SNAP purchases and school food dyes.
USDA head Brooke Rollins criticized the American Beverage Association for conflicting with the administration's health priorities.

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U.S. food and beverage companies campaign to oppose Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA movement.
Led by the American Beverage Association and Consumer Brands Association, they mobilized lobbyists to frame MAHA as government overreach.
Federal efforts have stalled while twelve states enacted restrictions on SNAP purchases and school food dyes.
USDA head Brooke Rollins criticized the American Beverage Association for conflicting with the administration's health priorities.