Sarah covers how industries like food and tobacco affect Americans’ bodies and minds. Her interests include ultra-processed foods; smoke-free tobacco; and wellness trends like perimenopause products ...

“Although the law applies only to K-12 school settings, its effects have the potential to ripple beyond school meals,” Hogan Lovells attorneys said in a recent client alert. California’s new law ...

Lawmakers say the measure aims to increase transparency around ingredients that can be difficult for consumers to identify. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will phase out certain ultra-processed foods from school meals over the next decade under a first-in-the-nation law signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law seeks ...

Research published in the American Journal of Public Health details the connection between ultra-processed foods and the ...

California is rewriting the rules of school lunch, and the ripple effects could reach far beyond cafeteria trays. With one signature, the Golden State became the first in the nation to legally define ...

But well-intentioned programs like product labels that identify UPFs may ultimately be the wrong approach to incentivizing healthier eating. America is not a healthy nation. Over 70 percent of ...

Lawmakers say the measure aims to increase transparency around ingredients that can be difficult for consumers to identify. California’s Assembly Bill 2244 would introduce a “California Certified” ...