The Trump administration is expected to create an exemption in its definition of ultra-processed foods for “healthy” items ...

HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr says FDA’s ultra-processed food definition is nearing release and could drive major changes ...

KANSAS CITY — The pending definition of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) may be one of the most consequential regulatory developments the food and beverage industry has faced since the passage of the Food ...

Ultra-processed foods are generally defined as highly palatable, high calorie foods. Typically they are packaged goods that ...

The term ultra-processed food gets people's attention, but it has no universally accepted definition. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been ...

The American diet is killing us. On that point, public health experts largely agree. And in recent years, people who want to make Americans healthier — across the ideological spectrum — are targeting ...

The Food and Drug Administration continued its work on reforming the US food system this week, announcing three important dates on ultra-processed foods, petroleum-based food dyes and food allergens.

Despite its widespread use, "ultra-processed" food does not have a universal definition. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he’d like to define it by April. So far, ...

“Although the law applies only to K-12 school settings, its effects have the potential to ripple beyond school meals,” Hogan Lovells attorneys said in a recent client alert. California’s new law ...

When it comes to the topic of ultra-processed foods (UPFs), it’s one of those scenarios where most observers from either side of the political aisle can largely agree on some broad generalities, like ...

Earlier this year, President Trump formed the Make America Healthy Again Commission. The Commission included representatives from more than a dozen government agencies. The Commission was tasked with ...