The session, moderated by CHPA President & CEO Scott Melville, touched on everything from transparency to safety to GRAS to DSHEA to yes, MAHA. MAHA momentsMelville characterized the administration as having put the ‘F’ back in FDA, with more attention to food and nutrition than in previous years, driven largely by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. “There’s a famous quote that states have sort of been a laboratory for democracy and it’s true for MAHA,” Diamantas said. “States have really been that laboratory for federal rulemaking when it comes to at least the food sector of MAHA. “The timing of the MAHA movement that’s been ushered in by Secretary Kennedy, there’s really never been more emphasis on foods and dietary supplements than there is right now.