Before “ultra-processed foods” can be restricted or eliminated, there’s going to have to be a definition for “ultra-processed foods.”
Sounds simple enough. California and one or two other states
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a first-in-the-nation law to legally define ultra-processed foods, or UPF, and phase out the most harmful ones from California public school meals.
Assembly Bill 1264,
California’s first-in-the-nation law to phase out ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in public schools is now on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. Differing versions of Assembly Bill 1264 passed both chambers
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
California is one step closer to becoming the first state in the nation to ban ultra-processed foods in public school lunches with bipartisan legislation approved by the state Assembly.
The
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Report addresses food safety and its impact on chronic childhood illnesses in the United States.
Commissioned by President Donald Trump via executive order
