MSG is starting to become a regular umami-boosting seasoning ingredient on many people's shelves. Here's how to use it at ...

Packaged food has a bad reputation for the preservatives and extenders in them, but here’s how you can make use of their ...

Experts warn about propylparaben, an additive found in a variety of food products. While it is banned in the European Union, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration still authorizes the use of this ...

The smallest ingredients found in certain food products are raising concerns among some scientists and food safety advocates.

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As critics contend it is setting a dangerous precedent, legislation is advancing through the Illinois General Assembly that would ban certain food additives. The Illinois Food Safety Act in Senate ...

To help you choose between all of the many soy sauce varieties on sale at the store, here's our taste test and ranking of ...

"It is just there to make food look a certain way so that consumers want to buy it," Thomas Galligan, principal scientist for food additives and supplements at the Center for Science in the Public ...

1958 – Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act of 1938 Amended The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act of 1938 was amended to include the Food Additive Amendment, due to consumer concerns about the ...

Weighing criteria like the grade of a restaurant's beef, its preparation, and what else goes into it, we put together a list ...