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How Washington is reacting to Calley Means’ resignation

Means’ exit comes after a long string of Trump administration decisions that have absolutely infuriated MAHA, on issues ...
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FDA signals new focus on added sugars, kids food marketing in 2026

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to Food Fix. My kids are loving the snow and especially the thick layer of ice on top of it, which makes sledding even more adventurous. I hope you are all staying warm and ...
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Breaking: White House releases MAHA commission report

Note: Food Fix regularly publishes on Tuesday and Friday, but sometimes news is big enough to warrant a bonus edition for paid subscribers. Today is one of those days. Two weeks out from the midterms, ...
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SNAP participation hits lowest point since the Great Recession

The number of people participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has dropped to lows we haven’t seen in ...
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Nine midterm races that could impact the future of food policy

Two weeks out from the midterms, here’s a rundown of races I’m watching. Plus, a fresh push to try to spring the UPF definition out of OMB. October 20, 2026 Happy Tuesday, and welcome to Food Fix. We ...
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Industry, health groups descend on OMB over ultra-processed definition

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to Food Fix. I caught the first annual Capitol Hill Porchfest this weekend, and it was such a delight. To those in the DMV: Put it on your list for next year! As always, I ...
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Mike Tyson unveils ‘processed food kills’ ad for the Super Bowl

‘Make America Healthy Again’ storms onto the biggest sports media stage in America with a warning from Mike Tyson: ‘Processed food kills.’ Happy Friday, and welcome to Food Fix. This was a really ...
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FDA’s incoming deputy commissioner for foods is all in on MAHA. Is more regulation on the horizon?

Happy Friday, and welcome to Food Fix. This is the 230th edition of this newsletter! For anyone new around here: My name is Helena Bottemiller Evich, and I’ve been reporting on food policy in ...
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Congress reaches new level of dysfunction with farm bill, food safety failures

Happy Friday, and welcome to Food Fix. If you’re into podcasts…we’ve got a fresh episode of American Dish out this week with Thrive Market CEO and co-founder Nick Green. We talked about the company’s ...
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California tries to make non-ultra-processed foods the new ‘organic’

Happy Friday, and welcome to Food Fix. Many of you are loving American Dish, the new podcast we launched earlier this month. If you haven’t checked it out yet, there’s already five episodes you can ...
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RFK Jr. says ‘major, dramatic’ changes are coming for school meals

Happy Friday, and welcome to Food Fix. For anyone new around here: My name is Helena Bottemiller Evich, and I’ve been reporting on food policy in Washington for the past 15 years. (For more: My bio ...