UK regulatory systems for food and drink identify only around half of processed/ultraprocessed products as unhealthy

UK food labels fail to flag most ultra-processed products

The study, published in BMJ Medicine, found that among the official public health definitions used to identify and regulate food and drink products in the UK, each varied widely in what proportion of processed and ultra-processed products was classed as unhealthy, while systems such as traffic light labels failed to identify more than half of these unhealthy packaged foods.

UK regulatory systems for food and drink identify only around half of processed/ultraprocessed products as unhealthy

Current U.K. regulatory systems for food and drink identify only around half of processed and ultraprocessed products as unhealthy—in other words, those that contain excess fat, salt, sugar and energy density—finds research published in BMJ Medicine. But new nutrient profiling, based on official U.K. dietary guidance, classifies more than 90% of these products as unhealthy. A single unified regulatory system, using agreed definitions, that is al…

Study Finds 95% Of Processed Foods Fail UK Dietary Guidance, Raising Questions Over Labelling Rules

More than 95% of processed foods and 98% of ultra-processed products would be classified as unhealthy under nutritional criteria based on UK government dietary guidance, according to new research that raises questions about existing food labelling and advertising regulations. The (more…) The post Study Finds 95% Of Processed Foods Fail UK Dietary Guidance, Raising Questions Over Labelling Rules appeared first on KamCity.

expert reaction to study looking at energy density and levels of fat, sugar and salt in processed and ultra-processed food, and comparing existing and novel nutrient profiling models, as published in BMJ Medicine*

Scientists respond to study published in BMJ Medicine* looking at energy density and levels of fat, sugar and salt in processed and ultra-processed food, and comparing existing and novel nutrient profiling models. Prof Alberto Fiore, Professor in Food Chemistry and Technology, Abertay University, said: “This is a classification exercise, not a health study – no people, no diets as eaten, and no health outcomes.  It asks what proportion of the 1,…