Synthetic food dyes appear to be on their way out after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned Red 3 on Jan. 15 following mounting concerns from researchers and American consumers. Consumer ...

A bottle of soda is photographed in Washington Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it is conducting new studies of the safety of caramel coloring in soft drinks and ...

From carnival apples to cupcakes and brownies, caramel is a timeless treat. However, it signifies good taste in more ways than one. This light brown color has gold undertones that brighten up any room ...

A consumer watchdog group is asking federal officials to ban the use of caramel coloring in popular soft drinks, citing a possible cancer risk.The Center for Science in the Public Interest said ...

LOS ANGELES -- Tests by Consumer Reports show some soft drinks with caramel color contain a potential carcinogen. Nearly half of Americans drink soda daily, an average of two-and-a-half glasses a day.

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When the state of California added the compound 4-methylimidazole, also known as 4-MI or 4-MEI, to its list of known carcinogens in 2011, it created a problem for the soda industry. The caramel color ...

The caramel coloring used in Pepsi still contains a chemical linked to cancer in lab mice, despite the soda maker's agreement to change the formula, an environmental company said Wednesday. In August ...

Zevia reformulated all 17 of its flavors, including root beer, orange, black cherry and grape, to remove caramel coloring and achieve Non-GMO Project Verification status. LOS ANGELES — The Zevia brand ...

Newcastle, the ale that's raised eyebrows with its savvy Super Bowl ambush marketing, has another pre-game surprise: It's dumping caramel coloring. Under pressure from activists and consumers ...