Most people pick up a bottle of cooking oil at the grocery store without a second thought. It seems like a simple, neutral ...

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 ...

Large cohort studies link several food colorings and preservatives to higher risks for diabetes, cancer, hypertension, and ...

The FDA said it evaluates all food color additives to ensure they are safe.

In a study involving more than 100,000 participants, researchers found that 8 food preservatives could harm cardiovascular ...

Some additives in ultraprocessed foods are known to be harmful to the body – but what about when these ingredients are combined? A new study, published in the journal PLOS Medicine, revealed that the ...

Are the additives in our food quietly conspiring against our health? A new French study dives into the tangled web of food additives, not as individual villains, but at their gang affiliations. Do ...

A higher intake of several food colouring additives is associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, an ...

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The Food and Drug Administration may ban the use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food, the agency announced in a statement on Thursday. The organization “proposed to revoke the regulation ...

They’re in a lot of convenient foods, unfortunately.

Food additives are everywhere these days, largely due to the surge in processed food consumption. Yet despite their widespread use, we still know relatively little about how these additives interact - ...