Food industry hides unsafe ingredients behind vague terms like ‘flavor’

Manufacturers hide thousands of food chemicals—some deemed unsafe in other countries—from consumers and the FDA via vague ingredient labels and lax oversight.

FDA asked companies to cut food dyes. Is it enough?

Food companies broke their promises to ditch dyes before. Now, a vague “understanding” with the FDA leaves room for them to do it again.

Date labels and food waste: Here’s what to know

Confusion around food date labels leads 88% of consumers to discard food that's still good. Standardizing date labels could lead to lower food waste in the US.

Food companies fail on clean label promises

The food industry fails to deliver on clean label promises, blaming consumers. It’s time for accountability in 2025.

Why are groceries so expensive? What you need to know

As Americans pay more than ever for groceries, here's a look at the factors—drought, inflation, disease, price gouging and more—contributing to high food costs.

Industry research on food labeling is high in bias

Front-of-package nutrition labeling research funded by the food and beverage industries is predictably biased. Here's what you should know.

What's in 'flavor'? No one knows—and that's a problem

A loophole in the process for evaluating food ingredients—paired with vague labels for flavor and lax oversight—means almost no one knows what we're eating.

New York A6424A/S6055B food additives ban fact sheet

NY A6424A/S6055B would ban seven unsafe food additives (Red 3, propylparaben, BVO, potassium bromate, titanium dioxide, azodicarbonamide, and BHA) in the state.

UC Berkeley-Pepsi Beverage Sales Contract

Red 3 is banned in cosmetics. Why does FDA allow it in food?