Why Did the White House Block a Study of Sugar?
Calley Means alleges that a proposed FDA inquiry into sugar and refined carbohydrates was blocked because Susie Wiles wanted sugar-industry money for the midterms. He presents the account as an example of political fundraising taking priority over a food-safety initiative.
He describes David Kessler submitting a petition that would lead the FDA to investigate the amounts of sugar and refined carbohydrates in diets and their impact on children's health. Means says companies had been able to self-certify ingredients and amounts, and that the proposed inquiry would ask scientific questions rather than immediately impose a ban. He recounts being told the initiative could not proceed because campaign money was needed. He rejects waiting until after the election as a strategy, since the political reason to confront the industry would then be weaker. The alleged conversation is Means's account, not independently corroborated here.
