Earlier this week, the comment period closed in the FDA's rulemaking pertaining to the use of the term "natural" on food labels. The FDA also this week announced it planned to reconsider use of an ...

DENVER – While there is consensus that upcycled food is a viable product category, until now there has been no consensus on how the category should be defined. “Upcycled foods use ingredients that ...

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 ...

At a time when more than half of the American diet comes from processed, packaged foods, the Food and Drug Administration has new rules aimed at helping people make healthy choices in the grocery ...

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 ...

Fast food is no longer just sloppy cheeseburgers and greasy french fries. It is instead being redefined by consumers who are looking for quick, quality menu items of value in modern dining rooms ...

The FDA has announced the set of rules it proposes to enforce for manufacturers to claim that a food product is “healthy.” The proposed rules are a lot better than the labeling anarchy that currently ...

KANSAS CITY — Consumer interest in comfort food is on the rise, but it’s not all carbs and calorie-packed casseroles anymore. As consumers evolve, so does their definition of comfort food. “It used to ...

If there’s one thing 2025 taught us, it’s that food trends only stay when they speak to something real in people’s lives. These are the global food trends that also ruled 2025 and are here to stay.

Here's a fine topic for a graduate seminar in anthropology: What makes food culturally acceptable? Cue discussions of values and taboos, tastes and traditions. Now make room for diplomats and lawyers, ...