In the U.S., it’s still found in many confections, including Sour Patch Kids watermelon candies, Hostess chocolate cupcakes ...

The FDA approved three natural food additives. Food and nutrition experts share what that means for families and our food supply. Fact checked by Sarah Scott The FDA is attempting to phase out ...

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 ...

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 ...

This month’s News Bites breaks down how evolving “healthy” definitions, state food‑safety laws on additives and the ...

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.

A majority of tested baby foods are ultraprocessed, packed with potentially harmful additives, sugars and salt, a new study found.

As California’s AB 2034 moves forward, the bill targeting self-affirmed GRAS ingredients is intensifying debate over state authority, federal reform and the risk of patchwork food safety regulation.

The vast majority of baby foods, drinks and snacks sold in the United States for children ages 6 months to 36 months are ultraprocessed and may contain additives increasingly linked to potential ...