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 safety body, and carried out in
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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 group claims that the FDA’s decision
Continue Reading Lawsuit challenges FDA approval of additive that makes Impossible Burger ‘bleed’
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 modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as
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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 results presented Aug. 13 at
Continue Reading FDA Assessment: Most Children are Exposed to Food Dyes
Today’s leading cola beverages contain high levels of a substance linked to cancer in animals, according to new research.
An independent study commissioned by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) uncovered 4-methylimidazole,
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The non-profit consumer advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) submitted a petition to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday urging it to require food makers to disclose artificial
Continue Reading CSPI Urges Front-Label Disclosure of Food Coloring
As expected, an advisory panel decided Thursday to tell the Food and Drug Administration there is insufficient evidence linking synthetic food dyes to hyperactivity in children.
The group will also recommend that products containing artifical
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When Bobby comes home from school bouncing off the walls, his parents could attribute his behavior to a number of factors: pent-up energy, overstimulation, or maybe a behavioral disorder. But is it possible that dyes
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When I think of food colors, I instantly think of baking cookies with my mom and sisters during the holidays as a kid. My sisters and I would always get into fights over who got
As of Tuesday in the European Union, most foods containing artificial food dyes are required to sport a warning label. These labels declare that the labeled food, “may have an adverse effect on activity and
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