关于如何定义超加工食品的激烈争论导致特朗普政府健康顾问卡利·米恩斯在期中选举前辞职。
A heated debate over how to define what qualifies as an ultra-processed food contributed to the resignation of Trump administration health adviser Calley Means ahead of the midterm elections.
熟悉其离职情况的人士表示，他对迟迟未能发布包含拟议定义的白皮书感到沮丧。米恩斯将美国的“慢性病危机”归咎于超加工食品。
People familiar with his exit say he was frustrated with a lack of progress toward the release of a white paper with a proposed definition. Means blamed ultra-processed foods for the “chronic disease crisis” in the US.
但食品行业对即将出台的拟议定义可能对全国各地诉讼产生的影响提出了担忧，白宫仍计划在未来几周内分别与几个团体开会讨论此问题——其中包括周二会见全美餐馆协会、周四会见食品安全中心，以及在期中选举后几天会见消费品牌协会和香精香料制造商协会。
But the food industry has raised concerns over what impact the forthcoming proposed definition could have on lawsuits across the country, and the White House is still scheduled to meet separately with several groups to discuss the issue in the coming weeks — including the National Restaurant Association on Tuesday, the Center for Food Safety on Thursday, and the Consumer Brands Association and Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association in the days after the midterms.