The toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS contaminated “almost all” of the popular baby formula brands tested recently by Consumer Reports, it says in a new report. These results are troubling. The study analyzed 41 popular baby formula brands, including well-known names like Enfamil and Similac, startups like Bobbie, and a range of store and imported brands, for the presence […]
Across the U.S., a longtime push to ban synthetic dyes in food is gaining renewed momentum, with critics of the dyes insisting it’s not a matter of if, but when. States like West Virginia have cited the Make America Healthy Again movement, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as a […]
California legislators have taken one more major step toward ensuring that the food provided to public school students is as healthy as possible. In March, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) introduced a bill (Assembly Bill 1264) that could require the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to define “ultra-processed foods,” identify the harmful ones, […]
A California legislator unveiled a first-of-its-kind bill Wednesday that would phase out certain ultra-processed foods from meals served in public schools statewide. If enacted, Assembly Bill 1264 would direct state scientists to identify what the legislation refers to as “particularly harmful” ultra-processed products. The bipartisan bill proposes removing such ingredients from public schools starting in […]
You’ve probably seen the headlines: “Ultra-processed foods are making you sick!” and “I quit eating ultra-processed foods and this is what happened!” or “New study ties ultra-processed foods with huge health risk.” Many familiar and popular foods, including some types of ice cream, snack bars, frozen meals and salad dressing, cereal, baking mixes and soda, […]
When the FDA announced a ban of food dye Red No. 3 this week, the agency pointed to a law that says a food additive may not be authorized if it’s been found to cause cancer. And research shows that Red No. 3 can cause cancer in laboratory rats when they are exposed to high levels. Food […]
Now that the US Food and Drug Administration has banned red dye No. 3, many people are criticizing or questioning the safety and the FDA’s allowance of red dye No. 40 and five other color additives commonly used in the United States. Made from petroleum and chemically known as erythrosine, red dye No. 3 is a […]
The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday it had decided to revoke Red 3’s authorization to be added to foods, over concerns about how the food coloring dye has been linked to cancer in laboratory animals. FDA officials have telegraphed the decision for months. While the agency has long said that it did not think […]
The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it’s banning the use of Red No. 3, a synthetic dye that gives food and drinks their bright red cherry color but has been linked to cancer in animals. The dye is still used in thousands of foods, including candy, cereals, cherries in fruit cocktails and strawberry-flavored milkshakes, according to the […]
Food safety advocates cheered the news that U.S. regulators are banning Red No. 3 — and said they don’t anticipate any hiccups in quickly removing the artificial dye from America’s grocery shelves. Red No. 3 gives thousands of foods, beverages and sweets their cherry-red hue. On Wednesday, following decades of concerns over the additive’s safety, the Food […]