Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. As the Trump administration looks to create ...

RDs and food experts share why the FDA's new proposed definition of "healthy" is an improvement, but still gives us cause for concern. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) generated significant ...

The Food and Drug Administration has released a long-awaited final rule updating its definition of “healthy” foods, emphasizing fresh produce, whole grains and pulses with limits on added sugar and ...

Rather than waiting for the “ultra-processed food” (UPF) definition promised by the federal government’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission, the California legislature has forged ahead to ...

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 ...

In 1994, the FDA issued a regulation that defined "healthy" as "an implied nutrient content claim pursuant to the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA) of 1990." Similar to today, the FDA ...

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 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed a new definition for what constitutes “healthy” food, taking a more holistic look at nutrition and food groups instead of focusing solely on a few ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to issue the first federal definition of what constitutes an ultra-processed food, a mainstay of many American diets. The labeling could have ...

A uniform definition of UPFs is a double-edged sword: While a federal standard could bring clarity to fragmented state-by-state definitions, it might also cause significant disruption across the ...