Big Food Readies New Strategy Against RFK Jr. Push in States (1)

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent months criss-crossing the country, cheering on Republican governors who have signed laws aimed at improving their food supply.

Now food and beverage companies including Kraft Heinz Co., Conagra Brands Inc., PepsiCo Inc. and Coca-Cola Co. have formed a group aimed at stopping the proliferation of state laws and setting one nationwide standard instead.

The coalition, called Americans for Ingredient Transparency, launched Tuesday and is pressing for federal legislation setting a “uniform national standard” that would establish standard rules around labeling and which food ingredients are considered safe, according ...