5 results

• Synthetic Dyes Present in Nearly 20% of All U.S. Food Products: Study

  July 21, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. food products contain synthetic dyes like Red No. 40, which have been linked to certain health risks in children and adults.

• FDA Should Do More to Regulate Food Additives, Health Experts Warn

  August 14, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new report warns that the FDA and lawmakers need to do more to protect U.S. consumers from potentially dangerous food additives that have been introduced without a safety review by federal regulators.

• New Legislation Seeks to Ban Several Food Additives from Meat, Dairy Products

  March 13, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  Newly proposed legislation would ban several food additives from meat, dairy and poultry products; many of which are banned in other countries and not evaluated in the U.S. for decades.

• Study Finds Link Between Ultra-Processed Food and Potentially Fatal Heart Problems

  February 22, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study indicate that the more ultra-processed food a person eats, the higher their risk of heart problems, such as heart attack, stroke, and coronary artery disease.

• California Bans Brominated Vegetable Oil, Red Dye No. 3 and Other Potentially Toxic Food Additives

  October 13, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  A new law has been passed in California which bans four food additives linked to adverse health risks, despite those chemicals currently being approved for use by the FDA.