The same ultra-processed label doesn’t mean the same dietary impact. How much, how often and how we eat these foods matters.

As consumers are becoming more conscious of their health and wellbeing, many are turning towards natural, ‘clean’ foods - foods with few additives, made up largely of natural ingredients. Driven in ...

Gismondi is of counsel in the products liability, mass tort, and class action group at DLA Piper LLP. Kinney is an associate in the products liability, mass tort, and class action group at DLA Piper.

This article discusses the regulatory classification of novel foods, providing guidance for companies on the procedures that apply to novel foods and ingredients in the EU and internationally. It ...

A protein shake and a candy bar walk into a lab — and according to the NOVA food classification system, they might walk out with the same grade. When calories are the only measure and processing is ...

A recent review published in the journal Nutrients summarized the existing knowledge on the impact of ultra-processed foods on the gut microbiome. The researchers also discussed the NOVA system of ...

WISEcode’s system challenges the idea that all “ultra-processed” foods pose equal health risks. The new classification system distinguishes foods based on ingredient-level analysis, sugar content, and ...

The study found that when asked how processed they thought a given food was, people perceived this foods heuristically at a similar level of processing as it had been officially rated by the NOVA ...