Ultra-processed Foods (UPF)

Food and beverage products classified by high levels of industrial processing (e.g., NOVA scale), subject to specific labeling requirements, marketing bans, and public procurement restrictions due to public health concerns.

The latest UPF alert came in September 2026

Foresight has published 20 alerts on UPF, the latest on 3 September 2026.

A topic's trend compares its latest four weeks with the eight before. With no alert in the last four weeks, the trend is out of date, so this page shows when the latest came instead.

Projects that cover UPF

Each project ends in one deliverable. Foresight does the work, checks it and keeps it current.

Questions about UPF

What is Ultra-processed Foods (UPF)?

Food and beverage products classified by high levels of industrial processing (e.g., NOVA scale), subject to specific labeling requirements, marketing bans, and public procurement restrictions due to public health concerns.

How does Foresight track UPF?

Foresight reads official sources for UPF, such as regulators' notices, legislative records and published guidance. Each alert says what changed and links to where it was published. Coverage varies by market, so scoping starts with where you sell.

How is the trend on this page worked out?

It compares UPF's alerts over the latest four weeks with the eight weeks before. Alerts are rising when the latest four weeks average at least a fifth more a week, and at least one more. They are falling when they drop as far, and holding steady in between. After four weeks with no alert, the page shows when the latest one came instead.

Can Foresight tell me which UPF changes affect my products?

Yes. Horizon scanning scores each new UPF alert against your products, substances and markets, most important first, with the reason it matters to you and its source.

See what UPF means for your products

Bring your products, substances and markets. Foresight shows which changes reach them, and why.