FDA allows companies to decide what food additives are safe. That may be changing.
The Food and Drug Administration lets companies self-report whether a chemical they add to food is safe. That may be changing ...
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Scientist’s Study Led FDA to Ban Red No. 3 Food Dye. Yet He Says It Is Safe
Joseph Borzelleca published a study on the food coloring Red No. 3. The FDA cited his work when banning the additive in ...
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Scientist whose work led FDA to ban food dye says agency overstated risk
If I thought there was a problem, I would have stated it in the paper,” Joseph Borzelleca, 94, a professor emeritus of ...
What’s really in your food? RFK Jr. wants to close this FDA approval loophole
The U.S. health secretary has vowed to close an FDA loophole that has allowed food companies to self-police the safety of new ...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. targets loopholes in food safety rules
By Pooja Mamnoor Click here for updates on this story 3/17/25 (LAPost.com) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his first major initiative as the nation’s top health official to address chemicals in the ...
RFK Jr. Wants to Close a Controversial FDA Loophole in Food Additive Regulation
The FDA’s GRAS rule lets companies decide if food additives are safe—without agency oversight. RFK Jr. now aims to close this ...
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Are Dangerous Loopholes Threatening Your Family’s Safety? HHS Launches Bold Reforms to Protect Americans
A landmark push for transparency and accountability has been launched by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...
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Kennedy orders FDA to review food ingredient loophole
US Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directs the Food and Drug Administration to explore revamping ...
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. orders FDA to close food ingredients loophole
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered the Food and Drug Administration on Monday to revise its ...
RFK Jr. wants to eliminate FDA’s controversial food additive program. Here’s why that matters
It’s time to revamp the FDA’s “generally recognized as safe,” or GRAS, program that allows companies to add untested ...
Are Artificial Food Dyes Safe to Eat?
RFK Jr. told food companies that one of the Trump Administration’s goals is to remove artificial dyes from food products.
Kennedy asks FDA to revise 'self-affirm' rule for food ingredient safety
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. directed the Food and Drug Administration on Monday to revise ...