16 results

• Ultra-Processed Foods are a Major Contributor to Chronic Childhood Diseases: HHS Study Claims

  May 27, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report indicates ultra-processed foods, chemical exposures and poor diet are main drivers behind chronic childhood diseases.

• Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to 40% of Heart Disease Cases, Canadian Study Warns

  February 27, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A new Canadian study reveals that nearly 40% of all cases of heart disease and strokes in that country are linked to the consumption of ultra-processed foods.

• Lawsuit Calls for FDA To Set PFAS Limits for Food

  February 10, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  After receiving no response from the FDA on a petition to limit the amount of PFAS in U.S. foods, an Arizona environmental group has filed a lawsuit to force the agency into action.

• FDA Bans Use of Toxic PFAS Chemicals in Food Packaging Amid Rising Evidence of Health Risks

  February 29, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA indicates that PFAS chemicals have been removed from food packaging products in the U.S., due to growing concerns over the potential adverse health risks.

• Report Outlines How Lead-Tainted Apple Sauce Fruit Pouches Reached U.S. Consumers

  February 28, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  Gaps in federal food safety procedures allowed apple cinnamon fruit pouches tainted with lead to be imported into the U.S. without significant testing, according to a new investigative report.

• FDA Withdraws Proposed Food Modernization Plan

  March 1, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has withdrawn a food safety modernization plan originally proposed in 2005, amid criticism for how it has handled the Similac infant formula recall and resulting shortage.

• FDA Looks at Reorganizing Its Human Foods Program After Botched Similac Infant Formula Recall

  February 1, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has announced plans to reorganize its Human Foods Program, with a greater focus on nutrition, and coordination with state and local regulators.

• FDA Issues New Guidance on How Allergens Should Be Included on Food Labels

  December 5, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has issued new guidance documents clarifying the use of food allergy warning labels, and adding sesame to the list of major food allergens.

• FDA Report Finds Pesticide Levels Higher in Imported Food Than in Domestic

  August 18, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has released a new report on the amount of pesticide found in our foods, indicating a higher risk of exposure from imported food products.

• Ultraprocessed Foods May Speed Up Cognitive Decline: Study

  August 9, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that consuming ultraprocessed foods, like fast food and snacks, can increase the rate of cognitive decline.