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 ...

Before you fall for fear-mongering, you need to understand what food additives are. Food additives, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) explains, are “any substance the intended use of which ...

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 ...

Foods that rely heavily on preservatives may be doing more than extending shelf life. In a large study spanning more than a ...

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 ...

Multiple preservatives that are added to food products to lengthen their shelf life have significant associations with overall cancer development.

Indiana could join a growing number of states scrutinizing ultra-processed foods in schools under legislation heard Wednesday ...

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.

Higher consumption of food preservatives, widely used in industrially processed foods and beverages to extend their shelf ...