Ultra-Processed Foods (UPF): Background and Policy Issues

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Nov 22, 2024

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Apr 21, 2026, 4:52 pm UTC

Authors: Laura Pineda-Bermudez, Alexandria K. Mickler

Source topics: Food Safety, Nutrition Programs & Policies, FDA Product Regulation & Medical Research

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Related federal bills

• HR 9817To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to update and clarify its rule on substances generally recognized as safe, and for other purposes.
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• HR 7588To direct the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, to reassess certain food ingredients used in the preparation of meat, poultry, and egg products, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 3927To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish the Office of Food Safety Reassessment, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• S 3387A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to update and clarify its rule on substances generally recognized as safe and to establish within the Food and Drug Administration the Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 2901To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to strengthen requirements related to nutrient information on food labels, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• S 1289A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to strengthen requirements related to nutrient information on food labels, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 6766To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to strengthen requirements related to nutrient information on food labels.
  118th Congress
• S 3512A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to strengthen requirements related to nutrient information on food labels.
  118th Congress
• S 4195A bill to require warning labels on sugar-sweetened foods and beverages, foods and beverages containing non-sugar sweeteners, ultra-processed foods, and foods high in nutrients of concern, such as added sugar, saturated fat, or sodium, to restrict junk food advertising to children, and for other purposes.
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