RFK Jr. svarar Massachussetts guvernör om Dunkins sockersäkerhet

Hälsa- och socialtjänsteministern Robert F. Kennedy Jr. har bemött Massachusetts guvernör Maura Healey’s försvar av Dunkin’ Donuts i samband med oro över högt sockerinnehåll i drycker. Utväxlingen följer på Kennedys senaste rallykommentarer riktade mot kedjan och Starbucks. Kennedy betonade behovet av säkerhetsdata utan att föreslå något förbud mot produkterna.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., som tjänstgör som Hälsa- och socialtjänsteminister, har utväxlat offentliga svar med Massachusetts guvernör Maura Healey efter att hon försvarat Dunkin’ Donuts mot kritik från Make America Healthy Again (MAHA)-initiativet. The dispute arose following Kennedy’s speech at a rally last week at Brazos Hall in Austin, Texas. There, he questioned the safety of sugary drinks, stating, “We’re going to ask Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks, ‘Show us the safety data that show that it’s OK for a teenage girl to drink an iced coffee with 115 grams of sugar in it.’” He added, “I don’t think they’re going to be able to do it.” Guvernör Healey svarade med en tweet som visade en bild av en Dunkin’-dryckskopp och frasen “Come and take it”, vilket signalerade motstånd mot eventuella upplevda hot mot New Englands stapelvara. Den 5 mars 2026 svarade Kennedy via Twitter: “No one is taking away your Dunkin’. But isn’t it reasonable to ask whether a drink loaded with 180 grams of sugar is safe?” Efter rallyt utfärdade MAHA Action, en ideell organisation i linje med Kennedy, ett uttalande på måndagen där man meddelade stängningen av GRAS-kryphålet (generally recognized as safe). Denna policyförändring kräver att nya livsmedelsingredienser visar bevis på säkerhet, vilket tvingar företag som Dunkin’ Donuts och Starbucks att lämna in data som de tidigare varit skyldiga att upprätthålla. Reformerna syftar till att anpassa amerikanska livsmedelsstandarder till de högsta globala nivåerna för säkerhet och näring. Kennedy har tidigare kritiserat GRAS-systemet under en intervju i “60 Minutes” förra månaden. Han beskrev det som “hijacked by the industry”, vilket möjliggör tillsats av “thousands upon thousands of new ingredients into our food supply”. Han kontrasterade detta med Europa, som bara tillåter 400 lagliga ingredienser, och noterade att USA:s regulatorer saknar kunskap om alla ingredienser i amerikanska livsmedel. Kennedy sade vidare: “There is…no way for any American to know if a product is safe if it is ultra processed.” Detta avsnitt belyser pågående debatter kring livsmedelsreglering och folkhälsa i USA.

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