Preservatives, emulsifiers and other food additives perform useful roles in packaged foods. Here’s what you need to know ...

Review identifies common food additives in ultra-processed foods—particularly emulsifiers like carrageenan and polysorbate 80 ...

Ever wondered what those 'flavours' with numbers are? We crack the additives code. All those mystery numbers at the bottom of ingredients lists? We've got their number. Unless you have an allergy or ...

We often think of food additives as complex chemical substances produced by our modern society. However, the use of food additives dates to ancient times. Early people used salt to preserve meat and ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer A new directive from RFK Jr. aims to close a loophole in FDA rules that lets companies ...

Food additives include ascorbic acid (aka vitamin C), which helps keep foods fresh, and iodine, which was added to salt in the 1920s to help combat iodine deficiency in the general population.

salt and pepper, that we have eaten for decades without harm,” she said. “Past that, have everything go through a food additive petition to assure its safety.” It’s also possible that ...