The unusual way the U.S. regulates ingredients is in the news and the hot seat right now, thanks to the recent ban of a food ...

Food additives often have negative associations, but not all of them are artificial or harmful. In fact, some of them may ...

Experts warn about propylparaben, an additive found in a variety of food products. While it is banned in the European Union, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration still authorizes the use of this ...

Looser regulations have traditionally led to a more permissive food-additive regime in America ...

Eating combinations of common food additives may be tied to a slightly increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal PLOS Medicine. “In real life, we ingest ...

In the midst of so many recalls, food safety regulations are changing in 2026. Here's everything you need to know about what's ahead.

You check ingredient labels for obvious culprits like high fructose corn syrup or artificial colors, but there’s a common food additive that’s flying under the radar while potentially wreaking havoc ...

Something interesting is happening in kitchens and grocery store aisles across America. People are quietly but firmly turning ...

It is puzzling that the many approaches to identifying possible causes for the increase in colon cancer in young people didn’t include a focus on food additives (“Focus on Young People’s Cancer Turns ...

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.

Widely used by the agri-food industry, food additives are mainly found in the ultra-processed products sold in our supermarkets. Until recently, safety evaluations of these additives have been ...

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 ...