“It feels like MAHA is going through a breakup" Trump's decision this week to promote production of the weedkiller glyphosate has broken the dam for growing disenchantment with his policies in the MAHA movement

“I can’t envision a bigger middle finger to every MAHA mom than this” In case you wondered where Trump would come down between MAHA and pesticide producers, his latest executive order allows the government to compel production of cancer-linked weedkiller glyphosate in the name of national security

🚨 WaPo scoop: You've heard of Trump's "board of peace." Now HHS wants to build its own World Health Organization that will cost exponentially more than the U.S.'s contribution to the WHO. -- with the incredible @lenasun.bsky.social

Have you or someone you know had a health problem after consuming energy drinks? Help us report for a @theexamination.org investigation on one of the world's fastest growing beverage markets

1. Food and beverage industry funds advertising regulator 2.Health group airs public service ad on risks from sugar 3. Regulator strikes ad from the airwaves Sharp story from my food beat partner @ashleyokwuosa.bsky.social on what the regulator's own CEO called “a very strange funding system”

Today I learned: drinking produces acetaldehyde in your mouth, a chemical that I previously knew of only as a cancer-causing air pollutant Informative, alarming interactive from NYT

Heraskevych’s choice to forfeit the medal chance instead of give up the memorial helmet is the biggest story in Ukraine today. Everyone is heartbroken but there is a unanimous consensus that this was what had to happen rather than to give up.

The decline in drinking, driven in part by health concerns, is having a growing effect on the alcohol industry Heineken cited “challenging market conditions” as it laid off 7 percent of its workforce and lowered profit forecasts

“Democracy may die in darkness, but it seems that journalism dies at the box office.” www.avclub.com/melania-budg...

People with obesity were 70% more likely to be hospitalized or die from infectious disease than people of a healthy weight, finds a new study in Lancet The authors estimate that about a tenth of infectious disease deaths worldwide may also be linked to obesity

The Examination wins major award for lead battery recycling investigation The first of many well-deserved accolades for @willfitzgibbon.bsky.social @taylortnturner.bsky.social and the team

An European Union proposal to raise tobacco taxes was scaled back after opposition from several member states, reveals a draft of the proposal obtained by @theexamination.org

The Freedom of the Press Foundation files a disciplinary complaint against the federal prosecutor who signed the search warrant of WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson, arguing he failed to cite a federal law barring the application. Letter buff.ly/xDHJIy4

Thoughtful piece that swims against the anti-UPF tide

Its not just the US: About 50 children in Hong Kong have reported illnesses linked to infant formula, including a one-year old girl who got sick after drinking Nestle formula

Citing addiction science concepts like "dose optimization" and "hedonic manipulation," a new study argues that ultraprocessed foods need to be confronted with the same policy playbook used for tobacco control

The American Beverage Association - which includes Coke, Pepsi and other leading processed food companies - is sponsoring & buying ads on Katie Miller's podcast “It represents the evolution of lobbying and influence in the second Trump administration,” an expert says

INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.

The city of Amsterdam will ban meat advertising in public spaces, effective May 1 A striking contrast with the US, where RFK Jr will be touting his meat-friendly new dietary guidelines at the beef industry convention CattleCon tomorrow

Incredible reporting. Here’s the email that launched an intrusive and frightening investigation:

Increasing numbers of kids are ending up in the emergency room with life-threatening cardiac effects after consuming energy drinks, warns a Macedonian doctor

A cadre of wellness influencers who have promoted debunked theories are getting a network TV platform @theguardian.com digs into Bari Weiss' latest gambit

Breaking on MS NOW: Career DOJ prosecutors in both Minnesota and Los Angeles refused to be involved in charging Don Lemon and the other journalists who covered the Minneapolis church protests. The prosecutors believe the evidence does not support the charges, per @carolleonnig.bsky.social.

Mississippi residents who say they were sickened by toxic emissions from bioenergy giant Drax face painful setbacks: an increased pollution quota for Drax & uncertainty about whether a key federally funded study will provide any answers New story with Alex Rozier & @mississippitoday.org

Carlos Monteiro, who developed the concept of ultraprocessed food, warns against the new wave of "healthy" UPFs He says these products: - Mislead consumers by focusing on a single nutrient - Encourage unhealthy dietary patterns - Undermine regulation by dodging or preempting needed rules

Denouncing unscientific claims and industry influence in RFK Jr's new dietary guidelines, @cspinet.org & others present "Uncompromised Dietary Guidelines for America" that: - Call for limiting saturated fat & sodium - Prioritize plant-based proteins - Adhere to rigorous science

Swiss chocolate giant Barry Callebaut was fined by Brazilian authorities for child labor in its supply chains - rulings that were kept in secret until now Via @reporterbrasil.org.br reporterbrasil.org.br/2026/01/giga...

Tobacco companies defeat a lawsuit by the health ministry in South Korea - extending the industry's unbeaten streak in avoiding paying the costs of harms caused by smoking (the US tobacco settlement is the biggest exception) The latest from @jasonmclure.bsky.social @maria-perez.bsky.social

The right move. And an excellent, forceful statement: "We have asked the court to order the immediate return of all seized materials and prevent their use. Anything less would license future newsroom raids and normalize censorship by search warrant.” wapo.st/4jUxQEe

🚨We're hiring again! 🚨 Another great opportunity at @theexamination.org - we're seeking a data reporter with a track record of producing impactful investigations

After the Trump admin rolled back regulations allowing the FDA to remove poultry "adulterated" by salmonella from stores, the USDA holds a hearing today on next steps The meat industry argues salmonella shouldn't be defined as an adulterant because it's a "naturally occurring substance in food"

Five members of European parliament demand answers after @theexamination.org revealed that European officials had undisclosed lobbying meetings with Philip Morris “If the published reports are confirmed, it would be grave,” one said www.theexamination.org/articles/mep...

The meat and dairy industries' ties to the Trump administration have recently come into the spotlight. Now the poultry industry - which includes major Trump & GOP donors - is facing major workforce impacts from the federal immigration crackdown & has started reaching out to Dems

Hannah Natanson covers the federal workforce and has been part of The Post’s most high-profile and sensitive coverage of the first year of the second Trump administration. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

"These little bodies are collapsing at school" Indonesia's free school meals program, a major government initiative that just reached its one year anniversary, has been dogged by repeated reports of food poisoning An advocate blames cronyism for food safety failures

The federal government allows grazing on public lands twice the area of California. That program is causing environmental harm across the West and has become captured by ranchers, especially a small number of wealthy owners who have consolidated land Sweeping investigation from @propublica.org

One strain of bird flu, H5N1, has been decimating US farms But scientists are worried about another strain, H9N2, that is more dangerous to people and has a growing number of cases in China

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In Peru's arid north, giant agribusinesses have captured scarce water supplies by damming rivers despite government orders and repeated attacks on the structures by local communities @saludconlupa.com digs into the lawless capture of water

RFK Jr persuaded medical associations to back the new dietary guidelines by compromising on saturated fat - a compromise that leaves a big contradiction in the government's advice Illuminating work from @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social

Some thoughts on the new dietary guidelines: The headline message of “Eat real food” is refreshingly clear and simple - and echoes how I'd explain my own views to a friend. HHS deserves credit for a message that is direct, understandable and goes beyond what the government has said before. (1/3)

RFK Jr railed against industry influence on America's dietary guidelines, then picked experts tied to the meat and dairy industries to this year's panel - which promoted those products in contradiction to mainstream nutrition science Strong work from @statnews.com

The government of Togo is investigating lead contamination at battery recycling factories after testing by @theexamination.org found unsafe lead levels at 14 sites More impact from @willfitzgibbon.bsky.social's investigation

We've got a new food pyramid, emphasis on limiting ultra-processed foods and eating more protein, and a lot more. Story with @isabellacueto.bsky.social & @elizabethcooney.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/01/07/d...

A provision creating legal immunity for pesticide makers linked to health harms was stripped from the latest EPA funding bill The decision is a setback for Bayer, which faces major litigation on its herbicide Roundup and lobbied for the immunity clause Via @civileats.com

The leading soy industry group in Brazil, ABIOVE, has withdrawn from the Soy Moratorium, a voluntary agreement credited with major reductions in deforestation Environmentalists call the decision "unjustifiable" and say it threatens both the climate and Brazil's global reputation

The Trump administration shuts down SNAP-Ed, a nearly 50-year old nutrition education arm within the food stamps program “There will be some losses in my community,” one beneficiary said. “We won’t have that guidance, or help in comparing quantity and quality when we shop for groceries.”

A little-reported court ruling over the holidays paused a food dye ban in West Virginia, finding the law was likely to be found unconstitutionally vague A potentially major setback for RFK Jr and MAHA, who count state-level food dye bans among their most concrete achievements

A deeply reported data dive by @andrewvandam.bsky.social uncovers a disturbing trend: Malnutrition deaths are surging in America, driven by deaths among people who are 85 and older

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