Although some food companies have said they will voluntarily remove certain artificial dyes from their products, at least a third of companies have not said they will make such changes,
After a big buildup about a press conference on banning artificial food dyes, the country’s top food leaders offered little in the way of how they would do so.
Federal officials say the FDA will begin phasing out approval of synthetic food dyes that are petroleum based.
In a media memo released on April 21, Secretary of Health and
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By Renee Leber, Technical Services Manager, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
As more states seek to ban foods with certain dyes or additives in the name of food safety,
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We tend to think of public policy as policy that benefits “the public.” Yet few policies, even within the domain of food safety, aim to protect a hypothetical “average
It took a few days, but California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the first-of-its-kind ban on six harmful dyes in school food.
The new law prohibits public schools from serving
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Renee Shutters of Jamestown, NY, noticed adverse effects in her son’s behavior and attention span after he consumed M&M’s made with artificial food colors (AFCs)
Pennsylvania State Rep. Natalie Mihalek has introduced House Bill 2116, to prohibit certain substances in food in the state.
Today, Rep. Mihalek, Rep. Melissa Shusterman, and Sen. Devlin Robinson are
A survey on herb and spice authenticity in Europe has found potential adulteration, illegal dyes and allergens.
The work was overseen by DG SANTE, the European Commission’s health and
The Center for Food Safety is challenging the FDA’s approval of a color additive used to make Impossible Foods’ plant-based burger appear to “bleed” like real meat. The advocacy
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent
Exposure assessments conducted by the Food and Drug Administration find that most American kids are exposed to food dyes. FDA has not yet published the full results, but according to
