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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent

Secretary of Health and Human Services · United States · in this role since 2025

60Score

Current role · Secretary of Health and Human Services · United States

1 tracked promise

ActionOverWords Index tracks 1 promise by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services, United States: 1 compromise. The AOW Score (0 to 100, based on 1 tracked promise) is 60. It is listed below with its sources.

1 compromise

CompromiseHealth care

Eliminate petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the U.S. food supply.

HHS and the FDA announced a phase-out plan in April 2025, but it relies on voluntary commitments from food manufacturers rather than a binding regulation banning the dyes outright. The FDA has moved to formally revoke authorization for a couple of specific dyes, but most of the eight targeted dyes remain legal and in the food supply pending industry cooperation. Fact-checkers and consumer-advocacy groups have both described this as a "plan" and an "understanding" with industry, not the outright ban it is often described as.

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How to read this page. Each status is ActionOverWords' assessment based on the sources listed. A listed promise needs sources from at least three distinct publishers, including at least one primary record. The AOW Score averages a person's tracked promises: Completed 100, Compromise 60, In progress 40, Stalled 15, Not started 0, Broken 0. Full methodology and the interactive tracker.