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 ...

Additives that are commonly found in ultra-processed foods could be increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes when mixed together in certain ways, new research has shown – which may prompt a rethink in ...

Food additive mixtures are an everyday feature of our diets, especially through ultra-processed foods. Until recently, safety evaluations of these additives have been conducted substance by substance ...

Food additive mixtures are an everyday feature of our diets, especially through ultra-processed foods. Until recently, safety evaluations of these additives have been conducted substance by substance ...

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.

New York wants its residents to know exactly what’s in their food — especially the ones their children eat in school. And it’s introducing major legislation to make that happen. In January, Sen. Brian ...

To the editor: The Food and Drug Administration’s proposal to formally ban Orange B, a synthetic food dye not used for decades, may seem largely symbolic (“FDA proposes ban on Orange B, a food dye not ...

In the early 1900s, as Americans moved from making their own food to buying manufactured goods, manufacturers were largely unregulated. Food and drug companies did not have requirements about safety ...