Earlier this year, the FDA announced plans to ban the food coloring Red No. 3 in food and drink, stoking the conversation around so-called food additives. Since the 1990s, consumers have read ...

There are various reasons why additives get, well, added to our food. It could be that they are enhancing taste, texture, or appearance – or they might be used to extend the shelf life of a product.

Food science leaders have urged consumers and industry to make fairer judgements of processed foods and additives ...

Whether they are dyes or preservatives, emulsifiers or sweeteners - ingredient lists of sweets, beverages and other processed foods often contain food additives. A current, representative survey by ...

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 ...

Dozens of bills in more than 15 states are targeting harmful additives, many of which have been ignored by the FDA ...

Emulsifiers are used in thousands of food and beverage products worldwide. They’re in chocolates, cakes, breads, ice creams, margarines, dressings, sausages, pâtés, non-dairy milks, and vegan cheeses ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, you’ve probably been told that cooking your own meals is the way to go. This has been backed up by a recent study, which found that people who ate home-cooked, ...