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DR MARC SIEGEL: RFK Jr and David Kessler are right to take on Big Food

They are an unlikely pair but Dr. David Kessler and RFK Jr. have both openly declared war on ultra-processed highly addictive, unhealthy food products

By Dr. Marc Siegel Fox News

Published February 21, 2026 9:00am EST

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RFK Jr. launches ultra-processed food fight

Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel joins 'America's Newsroom' to discuss HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s fight against ultra-processed food and the current health risks they pose to Americans.

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Former FDA Commissioner Dr. David Kessler and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may seem like unlikely bedfellows — but not when you consider that they share a common enemy: ultra-processed foods. Both have openly declared war on these highly addictive, unhealthy products, which range from 4,000 to 10,000 ingredients, making them difficult to regulate.

Both believe that at the heart of the enormous health crisis (people in the U.S. get half of their calories from ultra-processed foods) is the 1958 law that allows food manufacturers to decide what’s safe for people to eat — the "Generally Recognized as Safe," or GRAS, designation —........

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