SPEECH - HHS Secretary Kennedy And Agriculture Secretary Rollins Make Announcement

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 14: (SPEECH) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks on an "International measles outbreak" and doing "better than any of the other industrialized countries in the world" as FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Kyle Diamantas looks on during a press conference on the steps of the United States Department of Agriculture on July 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. HHS Secretary Kennedy Jr. held a press conference along with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration Dr. Martin A. Makary, President & CEO of International Dairy Foods Association Michael Dykes and CEO of Turkey Hill Andy Jacobs as they announced that ice cream makers who are responsible for 90% of the nation’s ice cream and frozen dairy desserts are pledging to eliminate many artificial food dyes by the end of 2027, the move aligns with Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" platform. Dr. Makary also stated that the FDA will soon approve a new blue food dye made from gardenia fruit. (Footage by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)