Food additives play a critical role in the food industry. Additives include colorings, flavor enhancers and preservatives. There are many benefits of food additives, yet there are ongoing concerns ...

Higher intake of certain food preservatives, common in processed foods, may be linked to a modest increase in cancer risk.

Food additive mixtures are an everyday feature of our diets, especially through ultra-processed foods. Until recently, safety evaluations of these additives have been conducted substance by substance ...

Foods that rely heavily on preservatives may be doing more than extending shelf life. In a large study spanning more than a ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr has spent years railing against food additives, framing them as part of a broader threat to public health. Now, as the US health secretary, his views have taken on new weight.

Multiple preservatives that are added to food products to lengthen their shelf life have significant associations with overall cancer development.

Off the back of shifting political landscapes, evolving biotech-led categories and regulatory changes in 2023, we look at how these influence food additives in 2024 and what further changes we can ...