Non-Ultraprocessed is Latest Food Certification Trend
Program introduces a new consumer app that lets shoppers scan products, learn about food processing and ask their favorite brands to pursue verification
Program introduces a new consumer app that lets shoppers scan products, learn about food processing and ask their favorite brands to pursue verification
European food and agricultural supply chains are navigating an increasingly complicated landscape of regulation, market requirements, sourcing constraints, and changing production systems. For companies working across borders, the challenge is often as much about finding reliable connections as understanding the rules.
The Non-GMO Project has added sugarcane to its Non-Testable High Risk List as biotechnology use in the crop continues to evolve. The change, included in Version 17 of the Non-GMO Project Standard, will affect sourcing and documentation requirements for sugarcane derived ingredients beginning in December 2028, offering an early look at how gene editing and other emerging technologies are changing non-GMO verification.
Discussing UPFs: Science, Awareness, and Action Hans Eisenbeis, director at the Non-GMO Project, emphasized the growing concern over ultra-processed foods