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 ...

Multiple preservatives that are added to food products to lengthen their shelf life have significant associations with overall cancer development.

Foods that rely heavily on preservatives may be doing more than extending shelf life. In a large study spanning more than a ...

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 ...

Check ingredients lists for these additives, found in bread, dairy products, condiments, beverages, and more Roughly half the foods Americans purchase contain three or more additives. By Jennifer Cook ...

Main outcome measures Cumulative time dependent intake of preservatives, including those in industrial food brands, assessed ...

Indiana could join a growing number of states scrutinizing ultra-processed foods in schools under legislation heard Wednesday ...

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.

Higher consumption of food preservatives, widely used in industrially processed foods and beverages to extend their shelf ...