State legislators have proposed bills to restrict food additives, label certain ingredients, and limit some items in school meals. Legislatures are also pursuing SNAP waivers to restrict purchases of ...

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.

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 ...

The vast majority of baby foods, drinks and snacks sold in the United States for children ages 6 months to 36 months are ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Several preservative additives, which lengthen food shelf life, have significant associations with overall ...

Higher consumption of food preservatives, widely used in industrially processed foods and beverages to extend their shelf life, has been linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. These findings ...

Using cutting-edge metabolomics and mouse models, scientists have uncovered how everyday food additives found in snacks and drinks may alter immune pathways—offering fresh clues to why asthma is on ...

FDA begins comprehensive safety assessment of widely used preservative BHA, signalling tougher scrutiny of legacy food additives.

As policy counsel for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, it's Jensen Jose's job to track food policy law. But this year it's been very hard to keep up. Lawmakers of all political stripes ...