New analysis suggests other factors may explain the harms blamed on “ultra-processing.” ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 federal government wants business and industry to offer information about processed foods so a national definition of such foods can be formulated. In a formal Request for Information, the ...

It's easy to think of processed foods as simply fast or packaged foods with a ton of added ingredients, but canned foods are ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Food and Drug Administration are gathering data to create a uniform definition of ultra-processed foods. The ...

A recent move from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture may end up giving the term 'ultraprocessed foods' some more weight, with the agencies announcing Wednesday ...

WASHINGTON — The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) are publishing a joint request for information (RFI) in the Federal Register July 24 ...