The unusual way the U.S. regulates ingredients is in the news and the hot seat right now, thanks to the recent ban of a food additive—red dye 3, an artificial dye linked to cancer in animals ...

Food additives and E-numbers for color additives are pictured on a back of a package showing the ingredients of Skittles, a fruit-flavored candy. Credit - Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images Walk down your ...

A Republican-sponsored effort wants to keep foods like Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tarts, Froot Loops and nacho cheese Doritos out of schools. Jumping off Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy ...

Nearly two years after the federal government declared a state of emergency on food security, experts say the food crisis has worsened rather than improved. In July 2023, President Bola Tinubu ...

The decision by the federal agency also follows in the footsteps of California, whose government banned the additive in October 2023. Manufacturers using red No. 3 in food and ingested drugs have ...

It is puzzling that the many approaches to identifying possible causes for the increase in colon cancer in young people didn’t include a focus on food additives (“Focus on Young People’s ...

The National Food Authority (NFA) on Saturday said that it has yet to release any rice stocks in its warehouses following the declaration of food security emergency earlier this week. Interviewed on ...

But CSPI’s Principal Scientist for Food Additives and Supplements, Thomas Galligan, says Red No. 3 isn’t the only food additive that’s been linked to harmful side effects including cancer.

Red No. 3, an additive that gives food and drinks a cherry-red color, was officially banned on Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration announced its decision after advocates filed a petition ...

Kennedy Jr., calling for the ban on food additives and chemicals. Yet, despite the backlash, Red 3 still appears in the ingredients of popular US snack foods and cakes, including Betty Crocker’s ...

The FDA's decision also mirrors California's move, where the additive was banned in October 2023. As per FDA, food manufacturers have until January 15, 2027 to remove it from all products and ...

“So ine-expect na ma-review ‘yan ng Monday din hanggang Tuesday at ang expectation by Wednesday ay meron ng aksyon ang ating kalihim and most likely again the declaration of food security emergency,” ...