In a major push to regulate junk food, the Economic Survey 2025 has highlighted the risks associated with ultra-processed foods, suggesting a slew of measures would help reduce its consumption as self ...

A multi-pronged approach is required to address the concerns arising from the increased inclusion of ultra-processed foods in diets in India, the survey noted. The country's food regulator, FSSAI, ...

16. The bill would exclude junk food from benefits provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — the official name for food stamps — while requiring any SNAP-eligible ...

Food stamp recipients could soon be barred from purchasing junk food including soft drinks, candy and ice cream under a new GOP house bill. U.S. Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Oklahoma introduced “The ...

While most children in Singapore are in good health, many have already picked up poor habits, including too much screen time and junk food, and too little exercise and sleep, as large-scale ...

Children’s-food advertisements, he claimed, were “nothing short of nutritional disasters.” Mayer’s warnings, however, did not lead to a string of state bans on junk food. Laws were passed ...

The SA government this month announced a ban on junk food advertising on Adelaide buses, trains and trams from July 1, in a bid to tackle obesity. It follows the ACT’s 2016 policy to limit ...

His backing could be part of the reason consumption has risen more than 20 per cent in a year and given he has criticised the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for “aggressive suppression ...

Food stamp recipients could be prevented from purchasing soft drinks, candy, ice cream and more under a new House bill. Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Oklahoma, introduced the Healthy SNAP Act last week.

Despite advertising restrictions on public health risks like gambling and alcohol, junk food advertisements in Australia remain largely unregulated. A new Edith Cowan University (ECU) study ...

For years, the federal government has steered clear of regulating junk food, fast food, and ultra-processed food. Now attitudes are changing. Some members of President-elect Donald Trump's inner ...