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 ...

We all know that ultraprocessed foods aren’t the healthiest choice, but a new study has found that some can have worse effects on your health than others. Published in The BMJ on May 8, 2024, the ...

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 ...

Food additive mixtures are an everyday feature of our diets, especially through ultra-processed foods. Until recently, safety evaluations of these additives have been conducted substance by substance ...

Off the back of shifting political landscapes, evolving biotech-led categories and regulatory changes in 2023, we look at how these influence food additives in 2024 and what further changes we can ...

By analysing nationally representative diet data, researchers show that food additives rarely occur alone, with children and ...

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.

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The move builds on California’s work to ban several food additives commonly found in popular cereal, soft drinks and candy and to block schools from providing Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and other snacks made ...