Food additives often have negative associations, but not all of them are artificial or harmful. In fact, some of them may even be beneficial for your health.

The vast majority of baby foods, drinks and snacks sold in the United States for children ages 6 months to 36 months are ultraprocessed and may contain additives increasingly linked to potential ...

Red dye 3 has been banned from use in topical drugs and cosmetics since 1990, when the FDA found that the additive causes cancer in animals. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) continues to allow red ...