In the early 1900s, as Americans moved from making their own food to buying manufactured goods, manufacturers were largely unregulated. Food and drug companies did not have requirements about safety ...

New York wants its residents to know exactly what’s in their food — especially the ones their children eat in school. And it’s introducing major legislation to make that happen. In January, Sen. Brian ...

A new piece of legislation being considered in Springfield would ban several food additives found in certain candies and sodas. According to a press release from State Sen. Willie Preston, the ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces a sweeping initiative to ban synthetic food dyes, signaling a new era of U.S. food safety reform. Many common foods in the U.S.

For many of us, Halloween is the true start of the holiday season. The pumpkins. The kiddos in costumes. And the ubiquitous fun-sized candies that seem to hang around office breakrooms until deep into ...

(The Center Square) – With deregulation-focused Republicans in Congress reluctant to fulfill the industry-wary goals of the Make America Healthy Again initiative, some Democrats are taking up the ...

Update: On April 8, 2024, Consumer Reports published an article titled “The Dangerous Dyes and Other Food Additives States Want to Ban,” wherein we discussed California’s prohibition of the use of ...

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 ...

Every time I grab a snack from the grocery store, I find myself squinting at those long, unpronounceable ingredients on the label. What exactly is sodium benzoate, and should I worry about it? Food ...