US startup Wisecode has launched a verification scheme for brands and a consumer app to bring clarity to the ultra-processed food debate.

Marketing labels like organic and non-GMO are masking industrial additives in your child's snacks.

Seed oils are now mixed up with ultra-processed foods. At this point, there is not a common definition of what qualifies as an ultra-processed food.

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Since debuting last November, 115 products from 9 different brands have gained the Non-UPF Verified certification, including Spindrift beverages, and items from Amy’s Kitchen and Simple Mills’ ...

Excessive salt consumption in Nigeria is fuelling rising cases of hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases, prompting the Consumer Advocacy for Food Safety and Nutrition Initiative to urge food ...

When foods contain dangerously high levels of salt without clear warnings, consumers are denied their right to make informed choices about their health.” As Nigeria joins the global community to mark ...

Bellingham, WA, Feb. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a food system increasingly dominated by industrial formulations engineered for shelf life and hyper-palatability, a growing number of brands are ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Bellingham, WA, Feb. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a food system increasingly dominated by industrial formulations ...

Kids’ gut health is as important as adults because early habits influence their long-term well-being. A top ...

Modern men are eating themselves into hormonal decline without realizing it. Ultra processed foods now make up more than half of calories in the U.S., and they are engineered for convenience, not ...

Victoria Falls Reporter GOVERNMENT has issued a warning regarding the escalating threat of non-communicable diseases, mainly in urban centres where a majority of people are engaged in a sedentary ...