The FDA's GRAS designation, while well-intentioned on paper, is flawed in its execution and enforcement — making it ripe for exploitation. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two ...

It is nearly impossible to avoid chemical additives in your home — they lurk in flooring, paint, fabric, wood and tile. There are countless chemicals still in the Environmental Protection Agency’s ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics is cautioning parents and pediatricians to avoid exposing children to eight chemicals found in food and in plastic packaging. The chemicals may be especially harmful ...

Jennifer Sass is a senior scientist with the NRDC. This article is adapted from her post to the NRDC blog Switchboard. Sass contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

Before you fall for fear-mongering, you need to understand what food additives are. Food additives, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) explains, are “any substance the intended use of which ...