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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Marina Dunbar

Critics decry White House’s Maha report on chronic illnesses in children

A tractor sprays pesticides on a field.
A leaked report last month indicated that the Maha commission would stop short of proposing direct restrictions on pesticides. Photograph: mvp64/Getty Images

The Trump administration released its second Make America Healthy Again (Maha) report, this time on chronic illnesses in children, confirming a leaked report from last month that the administration would stop short of proposing direct restrictions on pesticides and ultra-processed foods.

On Tuesday, the Make America Healthy Again commission published a 20-page report that attempts a balance for the priorities of health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s supporters with the interests of influential farming corporations. It also urges an overhaul of the nation’s vaccine injury system and tighter oversight of certain prescriptions.

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