"Several farm lobbyists remain skeptical the Trump administration will defend their interests as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks to overhaul the nation's food supply."
"Trump administration officials say the White House has no plans to crack down on pesticides in farming, despite a report led by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that called crop protection chemicals a danger to people’s health.
Agriculture industry lobbyists have been pushing back in meetings with White House officials against the Make America Healthy Again report, which linked pesticides to cancer and other diseases and slammed the chemical industry's influence on toxicology studies. A plan for acting on that report, due in August, will not include new policy around pesticide use, a White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told POLITICO.
The White House has conveyed a similar message to farm groups, according to the official and two other people familiar with the conversations, who were also granted anonymity to discuss details."
Grace Yarrow and Rachel Shin report for Politico July 14, 2025.
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