Joseph Borzelleca published a study on food coloring Red No. 3. The FDA cited his work when banning the additive in January.

Food manufacturers often are left to decide whether their ingredients and additives are safe. Experts say hundreds of products contain chemicals linked to health concerns.

In many cases, it is not. The FDA's restraints on food ingredients are limited and relatively feeble, especially compared with those in Europe, a KFF Health News examination found. There are at ...

The nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is taking steps to tighten oversight of chemicals in the ...