A Pennsylvania plant run by the company, ByHeart, was shut down this year after inspectors found mold, a leaking roof and more than 2,500 dead insects in a food production area.
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Ron Belldegrun and Mia Funt, the two founders of ByHeart, during a ribbon-cutting at plant in Reading, Pa., in 2022.
A new industry group wants to set aside the piecemeal state-by-state approach imposing food dye and labeling laws in favor of federal control. The opposition has roiled the MAHA coalition.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of Health and Human Services, faces emerging foes in the food industry that are challenging his Make America Healthy Again agenda.