The smallest ingredients found in certain food products are raising concerns among some scientists and food safety advocates.

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 additive—red dye 3, an artificial dye linked to cancer in animals ...

Food additives and E-numbers for color additives are pictured on a back of a package showing the ingredients of Skittles, a fruit-flavored candy. Credit - Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images Walk down your ...

Propylene glycol is a synthetic food additive that belongs to the same chemical group as alcohol. It is a colorless, odorless, slightly syrupy liquid that is a bit thicker than water. It has ...

The decision by the federal agency also follows in the footsteps of California, whose government banned the additive in October 2023. Manufacturers using red No. 3 in food and ingested drugs have ...

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 ...

3 in food or ingested drugs. Consumers are voicing questions about food additives and food additive safety. Additionally, information on social media often fuels confusion, fear and misconceptions.

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 ...

The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated a vast landscape of misinformation about many topics, science and health chief among them.

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