Food additives have come under increasing scrutiny in recent months, and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently announced a ban on eight frequently used food dyes from food and beverages. Two ...

Red Dye No. 3, also known as erythrosine, faces regulatory scrutiny, with California's Food Safety Act scheduled to ban it starting in 2027. This decision came after animal studies revealed that high ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the use of Red Dye No.3 in foods and has given drug manufacturers until ...

Walmart will remove artificial dyes and 30 other additives — such as artificial sweeteners, fat substitutes and various preservatives — from its US private-brand food and beverage products, the ...

Illinois Senator Willie Preston has proposed the Food Safety Act for the second time, aiming to ban four potentially harmful chemicals from food products in the state. The bill has gained momentum due ...

In a decisive move to protect public health, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is phasing out several petroleum-based ...

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Ahold Delhaize USA and its Food Lion banner because the grocer allegedly failed to notify shoppers that consuming brominated vegetable oil over a long ...

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 ...

The colorful packages lining supermarket shelves hide more than convenience—they contain ingredients potentially damaging your brain’s ability to form and retain memories. While food technology has ...

Animal studies suggest that some food additives, such as artificial colorants and sweeteners, emulsifiers, and antimicrobial preservatives, could be harmful to gut health. A recent review published in ...

A federal lawsuit and new scrutiny from Mexico’s tequila regulator have upended the booming “additive-free” tequila movement, calling into question how transparency claims are used on bottles and in ...

Exposure to certain food additive mixtures was associated with a higher incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D), with two specific mixtures containing emulsifiers, preservatives, and artificial sweeteners ...