Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks ahead of Donald Trump at a campaign rally Nov. 1 at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski / Getty

Onetime presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is now vying for a spot in President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet, said Wednesday the nutrition departments of the Food and Drug Administration “have to go” because the departments are “not doing their job, not protecting our kids.”

“Why do we have Froot Loops in this country that have 18 or 19 ingredients and you go to Canada and it’s got two or three,” the former presidential candidate said in an interview on MSNBC, one day after Trump was elected the 47th president.

Kellogg’s website lists more than 20 ingredients in its Canadian product. The main difference between the two seems to be the kind of dyes used in the colorful fruit-flavored cereal. In March, Kellogg investor Jason Karp, founder of holding company HumanCo, sent a letter to Kellogg alleging that Froot Loops in America had “harmful artificial dyes,” while Froot Loops […]

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