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by A12-B 1923 days ago
It is still a buzzword, because there are still too many possible scenarios even when taking out the 'plastic packaging = processing' part. Using salt to preserve vegetables is processing the same way using sorbic acid to preserve cheese is processing. You have to be specific.

Which one of these is unhealthy? Eh, doesn't matter, it's processed therefore it's bad.