Experts urge federal definition of ultraprocessed foods

• More than 100 science, medical and nutrition experts sent an open letter to the Office of Management and Budget.
• The letter urges the administration to release a federal definition of ultraprocessed foods.
• The unveiling of the definition was canceled in August under pressure from major food companies.
• The Food is Medicine Institute at Tufts University is scheduled to meet with the Office of Management and Budget.
• Cardiologist Dariush Mozaffarian leads the institute.