The FDA provides guidance explaining food ingredient and packaging terms that help businesses better understand labels, additives, packaging materials and food safety requirements.

New research raises questions about everyday ingredients in processed foods—and what they could mean for long-term heart ...

A new Consumer Reports investigation found concerning levels of certain additives and contaminants in some widely-sold foods ...

A new analysis published in the journal Food Additives & Contaminants has found that plant-based products sold in a UK ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The FDA is attempting to phase out petroleum-based dyes from the nation's food supply. It approved three natural food additives to ...

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 study found plant-based foods contain about twice as many additives as comparable animal products, especially meat and ...

Researchers found eight specific preservatives associated with higher blood pressure, including sodium nitrite commonly found in processed meats.

A slice of red velvet cake with red sprinkles. The US Food and Drug Administration is reevaluating the safety of red no. 3 dye in food. Credit: Shutterstock The US Food and Drug Administration is ...

Certain food preservatives might silently be raising our blood pressure and heart disease risk, recent research has found.

EU labelling requirements for businesses selling food additives and consumer food products containing additives.

A pioneering food additive that can stop people from gaining weight has appeared on the EU's Novel Food List, indicating its ...