The IAFNS Working Group on Science-Based Principles for Food Classification Based on Processing and Formulation to Support Public Health works to advance consensus across food and nutrition stakeholders on evidence requirements for classifying foods.

Why is this important?

Discussions around levels of food processing and health, including foods classified as “ultra-processed” (UPF), has continued to intensify since the IAFNS May 2023 Food Classification Workshop and resulting 2024 publication, “Toward A Science-Based Classification of Processed Foods to Support Meaningful Research and Effective Health Policies.” Guidance to avoid these foods has entered the global policy sphere, despite that the vast majority of research is observational and the inconsistent classification of foods across publications, as noted by the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Additionally, as recognized by many, the UPF classification of food products is very broad, and, at times in conflict with prevailing dietary guidance.

Insertion of scientific rigor in discussions about food classification is needed to better algin future research so that related decisions benefit public health through evidence-based policies with clear and impactful messaging.

Current Projects

The tripartite Working Group has initiated a project focused on the development of Science-Based Principles for Classifying Foods Based on Processing and Formulation – to Support Public Health. The goal of this effort is to deliver statements (Principles) which researchers can agree are representative of the evidence required to classify foods based on processing and formulation.

An independent Writing Team comprised of public sector scientists will lead the drafting of the Principles. The draft Principles will undergo iterative feedback from the broader food and nutrition community through a variety of mechanisms. The feedback will be considered by the Writing Team as they refine the Principles prior to submission to a peer-reviewed journal.

To learn more, contact science@iafns.org.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS
ADM
Ajinomoto North America
Cargill
Conagra Brands
Kraft Heinz
General Mills, Inc.
Griffith Foods
Hershey’s
IFF
Ingredion
Kraft Heinz

ACADEMIC ADVISORS
John Erdman, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ciaran Forde, PhD, Wageningen University
Barbara Rolls, PhD, Penn State University
Barbara Schneeman, PhD, University of California, Davis
Joanne Slavin, PhD RD, University of Minnesota
William Yan, PhD, Health Canada (retired)

GOVERNMENT ADVISORS
James Cain, PhD RD, USDA ARS
Naomi Fukagawa, MD PhD, USDA ARS
Pamela Starke-Reed, PhD, USDA ARS

WRITING TEAM
Jodi Bernstein, PhD RD, JB Medical Writing
Andrew Brown, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Mario Estevez Garcia, PhD, Universidad de Extremadura
Britt Burton Freeman, PhD, Illinois Institute of Technology
Julie Hess, PhD, USDA ARS
Patrice Hubert, PhD RD, Monell Chemical Senses

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