Food additives play a critical role in the food industry. Additives include colorings, flavor enhancers and preservatives. There are many benefits of food additives, yet there are ongoing concerns ...

The FDA is attempting to phase out petroleum-based dyes from the nation's food supply. It approved three natural food additives to be used in food instead: Galdieria extract blue, calcium phosphate, ...

The FDA is attempting to phase out petroleum-based dyes from the nation's food supply. It approved one more natural food additive, gardenia (genipin) blue, in addition to three previous one: Galdieria ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A flavor-boosting additive is raising new health concerns. It's an ingredient common in processed foods - but manufacturers do not have to tell you how much is added. Most of us have ...

It’s time to revamp the FDA’s “generally recognized as safe,” or GRAS, program that allows companies to add untested ingredients to food, the Health and Human Services secretary says. That may be ...

A federal judge has temporarily paused West Virginia’s ban on artificial dyes in foods before it can take effect, granting a ...

Many chemicals are problematic because they can disrupt the endocrine system. “The evidence is greatest about the effects of ...

Soy lecithin is a common food additive that’s often used to improve the consistency and quality of packaged foods. Adding soy lecithin to packaged foods serves a particular functionality, but it can ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr has spent years railing against food additives, framing them as part of a broader threat to public health. Now, as the US health secretary, his views have taken on new weight.

Are the additives in our food quietly conspiring against our health? A new French study dives into the tangled web of food additives, not as individual villains, but at their gang affiliations. Do ...

Food additives are often considered undesirable by consumers. This is particularly the case recently, with many consumers concerned about their prevalence within ultra-processed foods. So are ...

CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s new law banning certain food dyes and additives in food sold in the state doesn’t go into effect ...