Its thursday, its april 18th, and this is fox friends. We start with a fox news alert. Protests flaring overnight right off Columbia Universitys campus after faced a reckoning on capitol hill. And happening today, former President Donald Trump due back in court case one as attorneys gear up for Opening Statements as early as monday. Plus snacks under attack but could be for a good reason from cheetos to lucky charms. Why they could be banned. That should be our lead story. Second hour of fox friends starts right now and, remember, mornings are better with snacks. We have a lot of Breaking News overnight we begin with your headlines, two suspected spies arrested overseas. Accused of plotting Sabotage Attacks on u. S. Military facilities in germany. On behalf of russia. German prosecutors say their goal was to undermine support for ukraine. The suspects are germanrussian nationals who were allegedly prepared to carry out a bomb and arson attack on military facilities. Including at one of
and hyperactivity. the food safety director says when consumers see that the fda has not been able to keep up with the latest research. they recognize that the states are the only ones trying to protect them from toxic food chemicals right now. last october, california approved a so-called skittles ban that outlawed four food additives linked to cancer and fertility issues. the ban is set to go into effect in 2027. banning these ingredients could force companies to change their recipes and their products and experts say that the foods could look and taste differently because of this. an interesting story that s been taking place behind the scenes, guys. i have a feeling a lot of people are going to be wanting to talk to their doctors about it this to see this these dyes are actually connected or a case of government overreach. steve: no wonder so tasty blue number one in it. carley: who knew.
To kick off this year’s National Food Policy Conference by the Consumer Federation of America, Jim Jones, deputy commissioner of the FDA s human foods program,
updated industry stakeholders and observers on efforts to revamp the agency’s food and nutrition efforts.
The advocacy group Beyond Pesticides issued a special report in its journal "Pesticides and You" this week called "Transformative Change: Informed by Science, Policy, and [.]