Many food preservatives appear to be completely safe, including alpha tocopheral (vitamin E), ascorbic acid (vitamin C), calcium propionate, nisin, tartaric acid and TBHQ.

The Republican-backed legislation targets specific dyes and preservatives linked to health concerns following California's ...

In the modern era, a variety of chemical additives show up as preservatives in the foods we eat. Nitrates, benzoic acid, ETDA, and BHA all appear on food labels.

Another famous burger, the Burger King Whopper, also contains questionable ingredients. Mono- and Diglycerides: “Emulsifiers ...

A new study from a team at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has found that some non-toxic food preservatives, added to food for antimicrobial properties, could be unexpectedly and adversely ...

WASHINGTON — You’ve been hearing about preservatives in food for years. Artificial colors or flavors are often added, and foods that don’t have them tout that fact.

Chicken McNuggets, one of the icons of American processed food, are no longer made with artificial preservatives. McDonald's got rid of them in McNuggets and a number of other menu items as part ...

One common misconception is that over-consuming products that contain these and other similar preservatives will have positive effects and reduce the likelihood of developing cancer cells. This is not ...

The Wahiawā Value-Added Product Development Center held Hawaiʻi's first-ever high-pressure processing summit last week — a day packed with speakers and seminars meant to drum up interest in the center ...