If you've been keeping up with the latest food news, you might have heard about California's proposed ban on certain food additives, including potassium bromate. But what exactly is potassium bromate, ...

You can't have a hot dog without some kind of bun. While there are loads of bun styles out there, some are not as healthy as ...

Among the many unfamiliar ingredients you might find listed on the packaging of your favorite foods is the additive potassium bromate. While it's used in bread and other baked goods in the U.S., it's ...

It's no surprise that the United States is a bit more lenient than Europe as far as chemical ingredients go, which includes what's permitted in bread dough.

Lawmakers in multiple states are considering the prohibition of specific food additives following California's ban on four dangerous chemicals in food. Last fall, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into ...

The ABA’s pledge comes after the states of Arizona and Utah passed laws eliminating foods containing potassium bromate, among other ingredients, in school meals. A California law beginning Jan. 1, ...

The additive, targeted by several state laws, is used to strengthen dough, improve texture and increase the volume; bakers ...

Some popular candies and snacks are being put under the microscope. California could become the first state in the nation to ban the sale, manufacture and distribution of foods containing five ...

Assembly Bill 418, or AB 418, seeks to prohibit the manufacture, sale or distribution of food products in California containing red dye No. 3, titanium dioxide, potassium bromate, brominated vegetable ...

The four ingredients — brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben and red dye No. 3 — are already banned in the European Union due to research linking them to cancer, reproductive ...