05:34 AM EDT, 03/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with the US Secretary of Health and Human Services' office statement in the third paragraph.)

PepsiCo ( PEP ) and General Mills ( GIS ) are among several major food companies whose executives are expected to meet with US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday, Politico reported, citing four unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter.

Kennedy agreed to hold discussions with the food executives at the recommendation of the White House, which has asked Cabinet members to meet with top representatives of industries they manage, the report added, citing one of the sources.

Ingredient producers and sponsors have "exploited a loophole" that has let new ingredients and chemicals, mostly with unknown safety data, to be introduced into the US food supply without the US Food and Drug Administration or the public knowledge, Kennedy was quoted as saying. "Eliminating this loophole will provide transparency to consumers, help get our nation's food supply back on track by ensuring that ingredients being introduced into foods are safe, and ultimately Make America Healthy Again."

PepsiCo ( PEP ) and General Mills ( GIS ) did not respond to MT Newswires' requests for comment.

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