Free-market consumer groups are pushing back against the Trump administration's effort to set a definition for ...

The same ultra-processed label doesn’t mean the same dietary impact. How much, how often and how we eat these foods matters.

HHS moves to tighten oversight of food ingredients and define ultra-processed foods as food safety concerns raise questions ...

WASHINGTON — The United States government is moving forward on developing a definition of ultra-processed foods (UPFs). The US Department of Health and Human Services on Aug. 10 said the agency, along ...

Kennedy Jr. is taking on the fuzziest category in food science. You might know a tomato when you see one, but for the federal government, identifying one is harder. Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

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 ...

With ultra-processed foods now making up 70% of the U.S. food supply and accounting for more than 60% of children's daily calorie intake, the global food-scanning app is shedding light on the ...

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 ...

Move closes loophole but doesn’t include definition of ultra-processed foods, promised earlier this year ...

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 ...

So far, the conversation around ultra-processed foods (UPFs) has focused on what these foods are, and how they can be identified. Much of the coverage around the health risks of UPFs have been linked ...

In the ’90s, it was fat. Then in the aughts, it was sugar and carbs. But in 2026, there’s one nutritional boogeyman that strikes fear into the hearts of health and wellness experts: ultra-processed ...