On social media and talk shows, Kennedy repeatedly hammers the food industry, claiming it is “mass poisoning” the American public.

With Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election, public health experts are anxiously waiting to see whether his embrace of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will translate into real policy, and perhaps chaos, at the Food and Drug Administration — the regulator tasked with ensuring that America’s drugs are effective and its food is safe to eat.

Food and Drug Administration commissioner Robert Califf said he was “disappointed” with the presidential election result and is uncertain about the agency’s future under Donald Trump. “I’m biased, but I feel like the FDA is at peak performance right now and we’ll just see what happens as the new team comes in,