RFK Jr. Eyes National Food Standard as State Rules Multiply (2)

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signaled that he was open to a national food standard, a top priority for food companies trying to navigate proliferating state laws.

“It is on the table for discussion,” Kennedy said in an interview Wednesday at the US Department of Agriculture with Secretary Brooke Rollins.

For months, food companies have been signaling alarm about the patchwork of varying laws emerging in states including West Virginia, Texas and Louisiana, as more governors take up the “Make America Healthy Again” agenda.

A coalition of food companies and agricultural groups, including Kraft Heinz Co., Conagra ...