Second MAHA report’s release delayed

The anticipated release of the second report by the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission has been delayed as the White House says scheduling will take some time.

The second MAHA report was expected to be released this week, but the White House said the paper would be submitted by its Aug. 12 deadline, with some scheduling still needing to be coordinated.

“Following a robust interagency process involving extensive stakeholder feedback, the MAHA Commission is on track to submit its Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy report to the President on August 12th,” White House spokesperson Kush Desai said in a statement.

“The report will be unveiled to the public shortly thereafter as we coordinate the schedules of the President and the various cabinet members who are a part of the Commission,” Desai said.

The first MAHA report released earlier this year took aim at farming practices, technology-induced sedentary lifestyles and childhood medications. The report called for more study into these practices and the potential harms associated with pesticides and drugs.

The findings of the first report were overshadowed by the discovery that fake studies were included in the citations, something the White House referred to as “formatting errors.”

The White House has reportedly assured agricultural lobbying groups that the forthcoming MAHA report will not call for new policies surrounding pesticide use.