JONEL ALECCIA

Health writer

Aleccia covers food and nutrition at The Associated Press. She is based in Southern California.

This undated image released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows Savage Pet of El Cajon, Calif.'s Savage Cat Food Large Chicken Boxes and Small Chicken Boxes. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration via AP)

Another raw pet food recall is tied to illness and death in cats

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives before Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin and President Donald Trump speak during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

RFK Jr.’s first month as health secretary: Touting French fries and casting doubts on vaccines

A woman looks at products in the aisle of a store as her daughter naps in the shopping cart in Waco, Texas, on Dec. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

RFK Jr. is targeting ultraprocessed foods. What are they, and are they bad for you?

College student and research subject Sam Srisatta eats a lunch of chicken nuggets and chips in his room during a study on the health effects of ultraprocessed foods at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Inside the government study trying to understand the health effects of ultraprocessed foods

Canola oil is poured into a pan in Concord, N.H., on March 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe, File)

Kennedy and influencers bash seed oils, baffling nutrition scientists

A silhouetted cat sits on a fence of a condominium complex at dusk, June 18, 2017, in La Habra, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)

Dairy workers’ cats died from bird flu, but it’s not clear how they got infected

Jaqueline Benitez, who depends on California's SNAP benefits to help pay for food, shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., on Feb. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)

Trump officials want to ban junk food from SNAP. Past efforts show it’s not easy to do

An assortment of Kellogg's Froot Loops, Corn Pops, Apple Jacks, and Honey Smacks in Mt. Lebanon, Pa., June 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Red dye No. 3 has been banned, but what about other artificial food dyes?

Cats in Oregon euthanized after eating raw pet food tainted with bird flu

This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells (blue). (CDC/NIAID via AP, File)

New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says

Dairy cows stand in a field outside of a milking barn at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Animal Disease Center research facility in Ames, Iowa, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall,File)

Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows

President Donald Trump talks about drug prices during a visit to the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, Oct. 25, 2018. HHS Secretary Alex Azar listens at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, file)

Trump administration freezes many health agency reports and online posts

FILE- Bottles freshly filled with beer move on a conveyor belt at Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee, Jan. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger, File)

Proposed rules would require nutrition info, allergen warnings on alcohol labels

Pez candy, which contains red dye no. 3, is on display at a store in Lafayette, Calif., March 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)

FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods

A man uses measuring tape on his waist in California on Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/JoNel Aleccia)

Moving away from BMI, experts propose a new definition for obesity

USDA documented insects and slime at Boar’s Head plants, records show

This photo provided by Joseph Journell of San Bernardino, Calif. shows two of his cats, Alexander, background, and Tuxsie, right, who died from bird flu after they drank raw cow's milk. Cleo, center, did not drink the milk and remained healthy. (Joseph Journell via AP)

2 beloved pet cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) building is shown in Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

FDA limits toxic lead in some baby foods

Canadian certified organic farm-raised King Salmon filets are placed on a tray in a store in Fairfax, Va., April 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

FDA updates the definition of ‘healthy’ foods

FILE -This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells (blue). (CDC/NIAID via AP, File)

California declared an emergency. How serious is bird flu?

FILE -This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells (blue). (CDC/NIAID via AP, File)

Louisiana patient is first severe bird flu case in US, health officials say

In this Nov. 2, 2013 file photo, various cuts of beef and pork are displayed for sale in the meat department at a discount market in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

More beans and less red meat: Nutrition experts weigh in on US dietary guidelines

FILE - In this image provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a researcher performs a rapid antigen test on milk from a dairy cow inoculated against bird flu in a containment building at the National Animal Disease Center research facility in Ames, Iowa, on Monday, July 29, 2024. (USDA Agricultural Research Service via AP, File)

USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus

FILE - Bottles of raw milk are displayed for sale at a store in Temecula, Calif., on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/JoNel Aleccia, file)

Raw milk recall in California expands after tests detect more bird flu virus

FILE - A sign at a McDonald's restaurant is displayed on April 29, 2024, in Albany, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

US closes investigation into E. coli outbreak linked to onions in McDonald’s Quarter Pounders

FILE - Bottles of raw milk are displayed for sale at a store in Temecula, Calif., on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/JoNel Aleccia, file)

Bird flu virus was found in raw milk. Here’s what to know about the risks

FILE - Some of the food from a Thanksgiving dinner from Martha & Marley Spoon in New York, Oct. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Bree Fowler, File)

Do not wash your turkey and other Thanksgiving tips to keep your food safe

FILE - Donna Cooper holds up a dosage of Wegovy, a drug used for weight loss, at her home, March 1, 2024, in Front Royal, Va. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

As many as 1 in 5 people won’t lose weight with GLP-1 drugs, experts say

FILE - This illustration, of an artistic recreation that was based upon scanning electron microscopic (SEM) imagery, depicts a three-dimensional (3D), computer-generated image of a grouping of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. (Jennifer Oosthuizen/CDC via AP, File)

Listeria outbreak tied to Yu Shang Food leaves California infant dead and 10 people sick

This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells (blue). (CDC/NIAID via AP)

First confirmed bird flu infection in a US child