Many of us are still wary of food dyes because of reports about links between red dye #2 and cancer in the 1970s. While red dye #2 was subsequently banned from products sold in the United States, many ...

You're in luck: These plant-based colorings do a nifty job of turning your food green—just in time for St. Patrick's Day. Serious Eats / Kelli Solomon, Amanda Suarez It's that time of year when the ...

A few years ago, the website thisdishisvegetarian.com reported that Starbucks’ popular Strawberry and Crème Frappuccino got its pink color not from strawberries, but from a dye made of crushed-up ...

Trust your gut – synthetic food dyes could be bad for you. A new study from Cornell and Binghamton University researchers adds evidence to recent theories that common food dyes, which give your ...

The FDA says they’re safe in moderation. But some experts say their guidelines are outdated and need changes to account for the possibility that dyes affect children's brains and behavior. I held the ...

Kelsey Jane Youngman is a New York–based cook, baker, writer, and editor for Food & Wine with over 7 years of experience in food media. Kelsey has developed recipes, worked in culinary production, ...

It may seem like a basic color, but blue is actually rather rare in the natural world. That complicates the search for natural blue food colorings, but now a team of scientists has found a promising ...

Artificial food coloring, while making foods appealing to children, is linked to behavioral changes like hyperactivity and mood swings. Research suggests these synthetic dyes may negatively impact ...