MAHA, UPFs and the coming battle

Federal agencies tied to the Make America Healthy Again movement are stepping up their efforts to corral ultra-processed foods, a move that bears watching by meat analogue companies, most of whose products necessarily carry the "UPF" tag.

The Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, and Department of Agriculture announced a joint Request for Information to help the agencies establish a federally recognized uniform definition for ultra-processed…