Kennedy’s HHS set to define ultra-processed foods—but will the slippery designation make scientific sense? The Atlantic | August 31, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/08/31/kennedys-hhs-set-to-define-ultra-processed-foods-but-will-the-slippery-designation-make-scientific-sense/ The federal government is about to attempt what nutrition scientists haven’t managed: a workable definition of “ultra-processed food.” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his department is finalizing the first official U.S. definition, as Nicholas Florko for The Atlantic reports, though the wording remains under White House review.