ANH News Beat (16/2026)

ANH-USA Update

• Momentum is building behind the Arizona Statement—and now, ANH founder Rob Verkerk, PhD, is making the case directly in a powerful new video. His message is clear: this is a rare moment when real structural change is within reach—but only if the public shows up. >>> Sign the Arizona Statement
• A proposed new rule from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could reshape the long-standing “Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS) system, with far-reaching implications for supplements and food ingredients. By potentially ending the current “self-GRAS” pathway and requiring mandatory FDA notification for all determinations, the move may improve transparency but it risks overwhelming the agency and creating significant delays. Such poorly designed reform could restrict access to safe, natural ingredients and stifle innovation. A more balanced approach would prioritise transparency and proportionate, risk-based oversight rather than introducing an unnecessarily burdensome pre-approval system. Read more…

Free Speech Threats

• Proposals in the UK, published by the Foreign Affairs Committee recently, to establish a new “National Counter Disinformation Centre” to counter “foreign interference”, signal a significant escalation in how governments may police online speech in future. The plans include expanding powers to identify and act against so-called “disinformation,” alongside tighter platform controls and increased transparency requirements for users. This raises fundamental questions about who defines truth in complex scientific and health debates and whether efforts to tackle misinformation risk crossing into the suppression of legitimate dissent, particularly in areas where evidence is still evolving.
• However, a new piece of legislation proposed by the Adam Smith Institute, the Freedom of Speech Bill (2026), could scupper such plans. The Bill, if enacted, would have a similar effect as the US First Amendment in protecting British citizens from government censorship and overreach as it dismantles the current regulatory system that’s increasingly suppressing freedom of speech in the UK.
• While many US States are introducing digital ID/online verification bills Idaho has taken a stance against the continued suppression of people’s ability to freely interact online, without Big Brother watching over their shoulder. Senate Bill 1299 creates a new section of the Idaho Code, which prohibits government entities from requiring “any person to obtain, maintain, present, or use digital identification.” Reclaim the Net has the full detail.

Post-covid related

• A new review, published in Vaccine and funded by Moderna, claims mRNA covid jabs are “safe”. However, this conclusion comes despite the authors acknowledgment of significant structural blind spots in the analysis, that call such assurances into question. Together, these weaknesses raise serious concerns that risks may be underestimated and benefits overstated, particularly across different population groups. Rather than accepting broad declarations of safety, this underscores the urgent need for genuinely independent research, full data transparency, and a more precautionary, individualised approach to public health interventions.
• In a recent X post, owner Elon Musk, admits to being injured by his second covid jab saying he “felt like I was dying” and almost went to the emergency department. His comment came in response to a post from Peter Sweden with the news that a former European head of toxicology and Pfizer insider, Dr Helmut Sterz, estimated 60,000 people in Germany had died due to the covid vaccines as part of a parliamentary enquiry commission.