Currently, the FDA can’t even require that supplements be effective before they are sold.

During his confirmation hearings, the HHS secretary nominee said he would fall in line with the Trump administration’s goals.

James Jones resigned as FDA deputy commissioner and said the Trump administration's "indiscriminate" job cuts show "disdain for the very people necessary to implement your agenda."

Kennedy Jr. is now President Donald Trump’s new secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) following a Senate confirmation vote. As head of the HHS, Kennedy will oversee agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration.

Kennedy will lead the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees several high-profile agencies including the Food and Drug Administration and

Kennedy will oversee some of the federal government’s largest public health agencies, including the NIH, FDA, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Kennedy Jr. faces a tough confirmation vote in the Senate to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Kennedy has vowed to clean out corruption in the health administrative agencies, but he has ruffled the feathers of a few Senators.

RFK Jr.'s leadership could reshape the supplement industry, easing FDA restrictions and allowing bolder health claims. This shift may expand insurance coverage for supplements, challenging traditional pharmaceuticals.

The former head of the FDA's food division told STAT he resigned because cuts made by the Trump administration imperil the agenda set forth by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The top official in charge of food safety and nutrition at the Food and Drug Administration resigned this week, protesting the dozens of scientists and other health officials now being let go across the agency’s foods program.

RFK Jr. wants to tackle the GRAS exemption, which allows companies to put chemicals in food without review by the FDA. Many have tried before him.

Days after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as HHS secretary, health agencies including the FDA, NIH and CDC saw sweeping workforce cuts.