Dr. Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, Director of the University of Georgia Center for Food Safety, speaks with Brielle Batchelor ...
Following 2025 FDA initiatives to ensure the safety of children's foods, researchers developed a highly sensitive liquid ...
The FDA is changing how it regulates manufacturers’ claims about dyes in processed food. Here’s what experts want you to know. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is relaxing its enforcement ...
Odds are, something in your pantry is colored with petroleum. Synthetic dyes — which give fruit snacks their bright colors and cereals their rainbow crunch — are embedded into the everyday foods that ...
The food industry is undergoing a significant transformation as regulatory bodies, consumers and manufacturers move away from synthetic food dyes. Historically used for their vibrant colors and ...
Since becoming Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken aim at coloring compounds in foods, drinks, and medical products, claiming that they can compromise ...
WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Synthetic food dyes are added to 1 in 5 packaged foods and drinks sold by top U.S. food manufacturers, a new study says. The most common dye was Red 40, ...
In a comprehensive new study assessing a massive 39,763 US packaged foods and drinks from the biggest 25 companies in the country, scientists found that almost 20% rely on synthetic food dyes to ...
In January 1976, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned a popular and well-studied chemical used in food: Red 2. Food colorants have long been contentious, misunderstood and a target for ...
The appeal of a brightly colored candy, the vibrant hue of your mouthwash, the pigment of your sports drinks — they’re all thanks to food dyes. These colorful additives don’t add any nutritional value ...
Nearly one in five packaged foods and drinks on U.S. shelves contains synthetic coloring, turning the bright hues of snacks and cereals into a public health debate rather than a simple marketing ...