The FDA's GRAS designation, while well-intentioned on paper, is flawed in its execution and enforcement — making it ripe for exploitation. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two ...

When children ingest chemicals added to food and food packaging, their health may suffer, the American Academy of Pediatrics warns in a new policy statement, advising parents to be cautious about ...

A slice of red velvet cake with red sprinkles. The US Food and Drug Administration is reevaluating the safety of red no. 3 dye in food. Credit: Shutterstock The US Food and Drug Administration is ...

Whenever stocking up on tissues for this upcoming cold and flu season, be careful what you buy. Here are several popular tissues with links to cancer.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is cautioning parents and pediatricians to avoid exposing children to eight chemicals found in food and in plastic packaging. The chemicals may be especially harmful ...

Jennifer Sass is a senior scientist with the NRDC. This article is adapted from her post to the NRDC blog Switchboard. Sass contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

Before you fall for fear-mongering, you need to understand what food additives are. Food additives, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) explains, are “any substance the intended use of which ...