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In a study of 46 children, higher ultra-processed food intake was linked to stronger reward-region responses to food images, and those responses were tied to greater gains in BMI and body fat a year later.
India reimposed duties of $460 to $681 per tonne on Chinese titanium dioxide for five years, with food additive uses exempt. The whitener is banned in EU food and under petition at FDA.
USDA's food safety agency confirmed Trader Joe's Tarragon Chicken Salad Wraps as a common exposure in an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. The wraps were pulled from shelves in 9 states, with no formal recall.
Capri Sun Hydrate, Kool-Aid Hydration, Gerberlyte and Once Upon a Farm's Electrolyte Blends all skip artificial colors. Kool-Aid's sticks are colored with vegetable juice and spirulina.
The proposed definition has sat at the White House budget office since August. Signers say industry pressure is holding it up; HHS says the work "never stalled."
An EY-Parthenon survey found GLP-1 use has jumped from 8% of U.S. adults in 2024 to 21%. Most users say they now eat fewer sweet and salty snacks.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says Gerber's own tests found arsenic, lead and cadmium in ingredients. Gerber says its products meet FDA limits.
A University of Chicago analysis found 72% of 450,000 products would meet a broad ultra-processed food definition, and that labeling could add about $60 a year per household.
The Nutella and Ferrero Rocher maker owns Power Crunch, Fulfil and Bold Snacks, and keeps them separate from its core candy brands.
Nestle grew organic sales 4% in the third quarter, and North American volumes turned positive. Its Gerber nutrition unit still lags.
After a three-year EU consumer protection dialogue, all three companies will clarify that '100% recycled' bottles exclude the cap and label.
Cocoa and sugar shocks are pushing Halloween candy prices up more than 15% this year. Hershey's seasonal Reese's rose over 23%, and 35% of shoppers plan to skip candy.