As California’s AB 2034 moves forward, the bill targeting self-affirmed GRAS ingredients is intensifying debate over state authority, federal reform and the risk of patchwork food safety regulation.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday it will not enforce federal regulations regarding “false or misleading” material on food labeling in regard to artificial food dyes, giving ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. (Photo: Lydia Johnson) The Food and Drug Administration will consider ...

In the U.S., it’s still found in many confections, including Sour Patch Kids watermelon candies, Hostess chocolate cupcakes ...

Alcohol producers have less than a year to prepare for changes to approved color additives in food and beverage products, including spirits, wine and beer. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau ...

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If you buy a package of cheese puffs in Asia or Europe, it would probably have a shorter and simpler list of ingredients than the same pack of puffs purchased in the U.S. That’s because the Food and ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is making one of his first significant moves as the head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by attempting to close a controversial safety loophole within the U.S ...

The agency is reevaluating the additive found in lunch meats and cereal as part of a larger review of ingredients that have ...

If you buy a package of cheese puffs in Asia or Europe, it would probably have a shorter and simpler list of ingredients than the same pack of puffs purchased in the U.S. That’s because the Food and ...