Coca-Cola is going to offer a cane sugar version of its signature beverage, rather than one sweetened with corn syrup.

Major segments of the food industry, including General Mills and Heinz, have pledged to remove certain colored dyes from their products.

The fast-food chain Steak ‘n Shake is making french fries in beef tallow rather than vegetable oil.

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has claimed them all as significant victories for his "make America healthy again" (MAHA) movement as part of its quest to reform the U.S. food supply.

“Froot Loops is finally following its nose — toward common sense,” Kennedy said on social platform X after cereal-maker WK Kellogg Co. agreed to remove synthetic dyes from its cereal by 2027. “I urge more companies to step up and join the movement to Make America Healthy Again.”

But nutrition and food policy experts say the moves are a far cry from actually making America healthier.

While they praised the administration and MAHA for drawing attention to what they said is a broken food system, the victories touted thus far have been largely symbolic and rely on the goodwill of an industry that is eager to appear helpful to avoid strict government regulation.

“I think if we're really curious about improving public health, some of the small health initiatives, like ... replacing high fructose corn syrup with cane sugar, are really not where the administration should be channeling their efforts and leveraging the power that they do have,” said Priya........

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