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Ultraprocessed Food

Tobacco Industry Contributions to theDevelopment of Ultraprocessed Foodin the United States, 1985–2007:A Case Study of Lunchables

June 3, 2026

American Journal of Public Health UPF Special Issue Video Launch Event

June 3, 2026

Editorials:

How big tobacco helped shape the design of ultra-processed foods by Victoria Colliver

Here’s How Philip Morris Designed Lunchables to Hook Generations of Kids by April Dembosk

How Big Tobacco helped design Lunchables—and gave birth to the ultra-processed food industry by Kristin Toussaint

Big tobacco hooked us on ultra-processed foods. It might teach us how to cut back by Maria Godoy

Why San Francisco is suing top U.S. food manufacturers over Ultra-processed Food

January 3, 2026

Ultra-Processed Foods: The New Tobacco?

November 7, 2025

How the Tobacco Industry Drove Rise of Ultra-Processed Foods

June 28, 2025

Food Dyes

Tracking Food Industry Pledges to Remove Petroleum Based Food Dyes

December 12, 2025

Kraft Heinz to remove artificial dyes from all products, like Jell-O and Kool-Aid

June 17, 2025

HHS, FDA to Phase Out Petroleum-Based Synthetic Dyes in Nation’s Food Supply

April 22, 2025

What is "Healthy"?

FDA Finalizes Updated “Healthy” Nutrient Content Claim

A Fresh Take on What "Healthy" Means on Food Packaging

Use of the "Healthy" Claim on Food Labeling

February 24, 2025

TradeOffs: RFK Jr. Wants to Change What Americans Eat. He’s Not The First.

February 6, 2025

SNAP shouldn’t subsidize America’s obesity epidemic

February 2, 2025

The Bitter Sweet Truth About Sugar Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta

October 24, 2024

CDPH Encourages Californians to Rethink Your Drink

September 11, 2024

Industry Funded Bias in Nutritional Science on Ultraprocessed Foods: A Cautionary Tale

February 2, 2023

Why we can’t stop eating unhealthy foods

November 2015