The French NutriNet-Santé study has published another paper relating disease in this prospective study to the intake of an additive group, in this case preservatives. This is the first prospective epidemiological study investigating the links between a wide range of...
Scientists in Chile aimed to compare, in mice, the effect of parental sucralose or stevia consumption on the diversity and composition of microbes in the gut as well as short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) concentrations. They also considered the expression of Tlr4, Tnf,...
The New York legislature has passed a new Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act, which aims to ban three substances from food manufactured or sold in the state: The red food colour FD&C Red 3 (erythrosine or E127 in the EU, a colour banned from all foods but...
A new study looking at foods and drinks sold in supermarkets in Spain involved systematic search and screening of ingredient label information across representative foodstuffs and beverages, accounting for 85% of the Spanish grocery market. The study looked at...
Food colouring additives are substances used to enhance or restore the appearance of foods and drinks. They are commonly found in products such as soft drinks, sweets, baked goods, desserts and ready meals, and are often used in ultra-processed foods to improve visual...
In its rush to approve new ‘natural’ food colourings to replace artificial petroleum based dyes (manufacturers are being asked to voluntarily remove these from food and drink as part of the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ campaign), regulators have hit some resistance....
The Grocer magazine reported that Waitrose has launched nitrite-free ham in response to consumer demand and increased sales of its nitrite-free unsmoked back bacon which has shown a 22% increase in sales since last year (The Grocer, 21.04.26). Sales of nitrite cured...
According to The Grocer magazine, sales of nitrite free bacon soared at the end of 2025 and into 2026 with consumer spend on nitrite free products up 21.7% in the 12 weeks ending 25th January. In 2016, the World Health Organisation declared that processed meat,...
A recent study published by Scientific Reports has examined the association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in children in Israel, drawing on data from a large national health and nutrition...
A new natural blue colour, Everzure Galdieria received a ‘positive scientific opinion’ from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in March 2026. The review confirms the safety of blue galdieria extract for use as a food colour additive, positioning the ingredient...
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