THE LEMPERT REPORT They Changed Your Food. Now You're Changing It Back.

From Reese's secret recipe reversal to California's sweeping ultra-processed food laws to Politico's MAHA Poll - the era of "trust us, it's fine" is officially over.

Last October, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1264 into law — and with that signature, California became the first state in the nation to legally define ultra-processed food.  On Valentine’s Day 2026, Brad picked up a bag of Reese’s Unwrapped Chocolate Peanut Butter Crème Mini Hearts — a seasonal product his family’s name is plastered across — took a bite, and threw the bag in the trash. “It didn’t taste like milk chocolate,” he told NBC News. “It tasted cheap.” The POLITICO Poll, conducted between March 13 and 18 among more than 3,800 U.S. adults, reveals that 52 percent of Americans believe the Trump administration has not done enough to “Make America Healthy Again.” READ The Lempert Report on Substack HERE