About 90% of the ice cream sold in the U.S. will no longer contain artificial dyes by 2028, federal health officials announced.

Roughly 40 ice cream and frozen dessert companies have pledged to remove seven artificial food dyes from their products in less than three years, Michael Dykes, president of the International Dairy Foods As...

A natural blue food coloring made from gardenia fruit has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The additive — dubbed gardenia blue — can now be used in foods like sports drinks, flavored waters, fruit drinks, teas, and both hard and soft candies, the FDA announced July 14.

It’s made by taking a compound called genipin from crushed gardenia ...

A government-backed meal delivery service for people on Medicaid and Medicare is getting national attention — but not all of it is positive.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently praised Mom’s Meals, a company that sends prepackaged meals to people who are ...

Nestle has joined a growing list of major food companies pledging to voluntarily eliminate artificial colors from their U.S. products by the middle of next year amid mounting health concerns.

"We are always looking for different ways to offer great tasting, compelling choices for our consumers," Nestle's U.S. CEO Marty Thompson sai...

Texas has become the first state to require warning labels on thousands of food and beverages containing common 44 dyes or additives.

The new law — signed Sunday by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott — is expected to set off a nationwide scramble in the food industry, The Washington Post reported. 

The industry must now decide ...

One of the nation’s largest food companies is planning a big change to its ingredients list.

Kraft Heinz said it will stop using artificial dyes in all U.S. products by the end of 2027. The company also said it won’t use any synthetic colors in new products going forward, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Artificial dyes — like Red 40, Yellow 5 and 6, Blue...

They’re a go-to breakfast for millions of kids and adults. They’re brightly colored, packed in enticing boxes and often marketed as healthy — but many cereals today are actually less nutritious than they were a decade ago, a new study has found.

Breakfast cereals in the U.S. now contain more sugar, fat and salt, while key nutrients like protein and fiber are on the decli...

Why does sugar taste so good -- and why do we want it so badly? Scientists may finally have the answer. 

For the first time, researchers have figured out the structure of the sweet receptor -- the tiny part of your tongue that tells your brain when something tastes sweet.

The study, published May 7 in the journal