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Radical Transparency

HHS is empowering the public with information on contaminants in foods, terminated HHS contracts, and potential conflicts of interest on committees.

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CDC’s ACIP Conflicts of Interest

CDC’s tool allows Americans to quickly view conflicts of interest of members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) committee.

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Ending Anti-Semitism on College Campuses

Learn more about the multi-agency task force committed to ending anti-semitic harassment on college campuses.

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Chemical Contaminants Transparency Tool

The CCT Tool, which provides contaminant levels in one location for ease of searching, is one of the outcomes of the FDA’s initiative to modernize food chemical safety.

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Ending Wasteful Spending

View the listing of HHS contracts terminated in full or part since January 21, 2025.

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Keeping Food Ingredients Safe

HHS and FDA are taking steps to enhance the FDA’s oversight of ingredients considered to be Substances Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) Final Rule and bring transparency to American consumers. Closing the GRAS loophole is a crucial step to make sure all Americans know what is in their food and to Make America Healthy Again.

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Make America Healthy Again (MAHA)

Keeping Food Ingredients Safe

Chemical Contaminants Transparency Tool

CDC’s ACIP Conflicts of Interest

Ending Wasteful Spending

Ending Anti-Semitism on College Campuses

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MAHA In Action

Under the leadership of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., HHS is taking bold, decisive action to reform America’s food, health, and scientific systems to identify the root causes of the chronic disease epidemic and Make America Healthy Again.

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RealFood.gov

The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans reestablish food—not pharmaceuticals—as the foundation of health and reclaim the food pyramid as a tool for nourishment and education.

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