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Published March 10, 2025 7:44pm EDT

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[](https://www.foxnews.com/video/6368534102112)

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Vani Hari, better known as the "Food Babe," talks to Fox News Digital about how to begin a new health journey with food.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with  leaders on Monday for a roundtable discussion in Washington, D.C.

Representatives from Kraft Heinz, General Mills, Tyson Foods, WK Kellogg Co, The J.M. Smucker Company and PepsiCo, along with the Consumer Brands Association, all were present at the meeting.

Sec. Kennedy referenced the meeting on X on Monday evening, posting, "Great discussion today … advancing food safety and radical transparency to protect the health of all Americans, especially ."



"It was a constructive conversation," she added. "We look forward to continued engagement with the secretary and the qualified experts within HHS to support , build consumer trust and promote consumer choice."

While the specific topics of discussion have not been confirmed, the food industry as a whole has been a target of RFK Jr.'s ever since the initial launch of his presidential campaign.

Melissa Hockstad, Consumer Brands Association president and CEO, also issued a statement announcing the meeting at HHS.



"It will be time for major food companies to prioritize public health over profit by embracing real, whole-food ingredients. Consumers are demanding change, and the industry must listen."

"Bringing  biggest lobbying firm with them, the Consumer Brands Association … they're going to be ready to recommend some of these changes, because they can't stop the state legislation that's happening across the board," predicted Hari, who is based in North Carolina.

"WE have 30 different states looking at legislation," she added.



Representatives from Kraft Heinz, General Mills, Tyson Foods, WK Kellogg Co, The J.M. Smucker Co and PepsiCo were present at the meeting. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is shown at center. (@SecKennedy/X)

West Virginia recently passed statewide legislation banning food dyes and preservatives.

The preservatives butylated hydroxyanisole and propylparaben — as well as dyes Blue No. 1 and 2, Green No. 3, Red No. 3 and 40, and Yellow No. 5 and 6 — all will be banned once the bill is signed by Gov. Patrick Morrisey, according to the state legislature.

In February, the Arizona House of Representatives passed the Arizona Healthy Schools Act, which bans ultra-processed foods that contain harmful additives from being served in public school meals, as Fox News Digital previously reported.



Hari said she hopes that Americans, while they're grocery shopping, will pick one-ingredient products and peruse the middle aisles of the stores with strong scrutiny.

"Consumers are demanding change, and the industry must listen."

You want to avoid things you don't recognize, chemical names that you know aren't , because that's a massive experiment to your body," she said.



"It's time for major food companies to prioritize public health over profit by embracing real, whole-food ingredients. Consumers are demanding change, and the industry must listen," Werner-Gray added.





Fox News Digital reached out to HHS for comment.

_Peter Burke of Fox News Digital contributed reporting._

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Fox News Digital reached out to HHS for comment.

_Peter Burke of Fox News Digital contributed reporting._

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