FDA proposes new food ingredient rule but skips defining ‘ultra-processed’
Robert F Kennedy Jr speaks at a press conference in Lexington, Kentucky, on 5 August. Photograph: Michael Swensen/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenRobert F Kennedy Jr speaks at a press conference in Lexington, Kentucky, on 5 August. That’s all?” asked Marion Nestle, professor emerita of nutrition, food studies, and public health at New York University.
- ▪Robert F Kennedy Jr speaks at a press conference in Lexington, Kentucky, on 5 August.
- ▪Photograph: Michael Swensen/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenRobert F Kennedy Jr speaks at a press conference in Lexington, Kentucky, on 5 August.
- ▪That’s all?” asked Marion Nestle, professor emerita of nutrition, food studies, and public health at New York University.
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Robert F Kennedy Jr speaks at a press conference in Lexington, Kentucky, on 5 August. Photograph: Michael Swensen/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenRobert F Kennedy Jr speaks at a press conference in Lexington, Kentucky, on 5 August. Photograph: Michael Swensen/Getty ImagesTrump administrationFDA proposes new food ingredient rule but skips defining ‘ultra-processed’Move closes loophole but doesn’t include definition of ultra-processed foods, promised earlier this yearMelody SchreiberMon 10 Aug 2026 11.46 EDTLast modified on Mon 10 Aug 2026 11.47 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is changing its rules on how food manufacturers notify them of ingredients brought to the market – but the Trump administration has once again punted on defining…
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