Vast Majority Of Americans Back RFK Jr.’s Core MAHA Effort, Poll Says

Many Americans support core parts of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda with regard to food safety, according to data from the Axios-Ipsos American Health Index released Friday.

Of those surveyed, 87% said they think the U.S. government should do more to make sure food is safe, including updating nutritional guidelines, adding labels to foods that contain artificial dyes, or decreasing exposure to pesticides, according to the poll. Meanwhile, 90% of respondents said that they think it should be easier for average Americans to understand food safety guidelines.

A majority — 56% — of Americans said they think that chemicals or unsafe additives in foods are a large or moderate risk to their health right now, according to the poll. Still, the survey found that just 41% said they believe the same about eating or drinking items that contain food dye.

Kennedy has been leading a massive push to revamp the U.S. food industry and make Americans healthier as part of the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) agenda. As part of his broader MAHA agenda, Kennedy has been moving to crack down on the use of synthetic dyes in the nation’s food supply.