Most Major Ice Cream Brands Will Remove Synthetic Dyes by 2028

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 Associati...

FDA Approves Gardenia-Based Blue Dye for Use in Foods and Drinks

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 takin...

Study Finds No Link Between Vaccine Aluminum and Health Problems

A new study of more than 1.2 million people found no link between aluminum in childhood vaccines and long-term health problems, including autism, asthma or autoimmune diseases.

The research, published July 14 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, looked at 50 chronic conditions. 

They included 36 autoimmune diseases, nine...

Vaping Better At Helping Smokers Quit, Clinical Trial Indicates

Vaping might be more effective than traditional nicotine replacement therapies in helping people quit smoking, a new Australian study says.

Six-month smoking abstinence rates were three times higher among people using flavored nicotine-laced vape devices, compared to those given nicotine gum or lozenges, researchers reported July 14 in the...

Nicotine Pouch Ingestions Surge Among Young Children

The number of young children who come across nicotine pouches and swallow them has surged in recent years, a new study says.

Ingestions of nicotine pouches by children younger than 6 increased an alarming 763% between 2020 and 2023, researchers reported July 14 in the journal Pediatrics.

“Nicotine pouches are a serious...

GLP-1 Drugs Increase Risk Of Acid Reflux, GERD

Folks using GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic are more likely to suffer from severe acid reflux, a new study says.

People with type 2 diabetes were more likely to suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) if they were prescribed a GLP-1 drug compared to those taking sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors, researcher...