California made history Wednesday by enacting the first law in the United States to define and ultimately ban unhealthy ultraprocessed foods, or UPFs, from meals served to over one billion California ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Under the new law, the state’s Department of Public Health will define ultraprocessed foods “of concern” by 2028.

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When I sat down to write this story, I remembered the gummy worms in the snack drawer of my kitchen. So I got up and grabbed a handful. I should add that I had just finished lunch, and I don’t really ...

A new state law creates the first legal definition of the foods, and may prompt changes in other states. By Alice Callahan Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on Wednesday signed into law a set of rules ...

Derin Yilmaz began her editorial work as a culture and entertainment writer, reviewing films, music, and TV. Her passion for food media ignited when she contributed to Sweet July, a lifestyle brand ...

Walmart announced Wednesday that it would remove synthetic dyes and 30 other ingredients, including artificial sweeteners and preservatives, from its private-label food brands by 2027. The retailer ...

A decade ago, most people had never heard of ultra-processed foods. But that changed in 2019, when Kevin Hall, then a scientist at the National Institutes of Health, published a study that shocked the ...

The ready-to-eat meals are contaminated with potentially deadly bacteria and are linked to four deaths and 19 hospitalizations so far. The Food and Drug Administration issues a food recall at least ...

Scientists discovered that high-fat junk food disrupts memory circuits in the brain almost immediately. Within just four days, neurons in the hippocampus became overactive, impairing memory. Restoring ...