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White House is urged to move on ultra-processed foods | STAT (opens in a new tab)

statnews.com · 2026-10-22

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Multiple potential source studies identified.

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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedMore than 80 nutrition researchers and experts are calling on the White House to release the federal government’s proposed definition of ultra-processed foods.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedThe definition had been scheduled to be unveiled in August but was canceled at the last minute under pressure from major food companies.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedThe Food is Medicine Institute at Tufts University, led by cardiologist Dariush Mozaffarian, is scheduled to meet with the Office of Management and Budget on Friday to present the petition.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedThe Department of Health and Human Services wants the definition to be released before the upcoming midterms, according to Mozaffarian.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedThe Consumer Brands Association has argued that a proposed definition will raise food prices, a position Mozaffarian calls 'absurd and false.'View evidenceHide evidence

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Designing Healthier Ultra-Processed Foods

Beyond the Ultra-processed Food Label: the Complex Science of Processed Foods and Health · 2026 · Crossref

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