FDA's 'plan' to remove food dyes: Industry 'understanding'

FDA announced a 'plan' to phase out synthetic food dyes, then revealed that it is entirely voluntary and requires 'understanding' from food manufacturers.

Food Safety & Chemical Disclosure Fact Sheet (New York A1556A/S1239A)

Closed-door debut of the MAHA Commission is a shaky start, scholars say

Prevagen ordered to cease ‘memory improvement’ claims

Quincy Bioscience, maker of 'brain support' supplement Prevagen, has been ordered to cease marketing its product for 'memory improvement.' Here's what to know.

Diamond Shruumz edibles recalled; two possible deaths

FDA investigation into Diamond Shruumz-brand edibles finds illegal psychoactive substances; consumers in 32 states report seizures and severe side effects.

FDA declares tara flour unsafe—two years after outbreak

FDAdetermined tara flour, an ingredient associated with an outbreak from Daily Harvest plant-based Crumbles, is an “unsafe food additive.”

Secret ingredients lurk in food, hidden as 'artificial flavor,' 'natural flavor,' and 'spices'

Flavor report: Hidden ingredients

The way a food tastes and smells is important when it comes to choosing what we eat. Food companies engineer foods to ensure they taste and smell appealing by adding flavors and spices. These can be natural substances or chemicals synthesized in a laboratory. They can be a single ingredient—like vanilla extract, dried basil, or a specific chemical—or blends of many ingredients formulated and developed by professional flavorists.

What's in 'flavor'? No one knows—and that's a problem

A loophole in the process for evaluating food ingredients—paired with vague labels for flavor and lax oversight—means almost no one knows what we're eating.

How food companies sneak new ingredients past the FDA

The FDA's review of new food ingredients has a big legal loophole—and food and supplement companies are taking advantage of it at the expense of public health.