A World Without Seed Oils and Pesticides? The Food Industry Braces for RFK Jr. Era
October 31, 2024 | Source: Politico | by Marcia Brown, Grace Yarrow and Brittany Gibson
Donald Trump’s embrace of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his fringe health theories is triggering a flurry of outreach in Washington and beyond, with powerful ag interests rushing to defend their industries from Kennedy’s threats.
Trade groups representing farmers say they’re pushing the Trump campaign over concerns about Kennedy’s rhetoric on American agriculture. And lobbyists for packaged food companies and other major industry players are rushing to defend their use of additives and other ingredients under fire in the heat of the campaign.
The reaction to RFK Jr.’s agenda marks one of countless ways the business world is bracing for the possibility of a disruptive return of Trump. While many businesses achieved their aims during Trump’s first term, the latest rhetoric on the campaign trail is spurring a wave of concern about a more radical set of changes in a second Trump term.