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A dye called FD&C Yellow 5 could have some useful scientific properties. Noppawat Tom Charoensinphon/Moment via Getty Images While the idea of a transparent body might seem odd or even a bit creepy, ...

The ingredients that make the colors of many foods pop are on the chopping block in some states. West Virginia just banned several artificial food dyes – like Red 40 and Yellow 5 – due to health ...

Researchers used a yellow food dye used on tortilla chips—specifically, yellow no. 5 food dye otherwise known as tartrazine— to turn the skin of mice transparent. (Photo: Getty) Let’s be completely ...

Federal health officials want to take Orange B—an artificial food dye that hasn't been used in more than four decades—off the books. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it plans ...

Sam's Club is among the food makers removing artificial dyes from products, yet hoping shoppers don't notice a difference in color. But why?

Federal regulators are proposing to remove another artificial dye from the U.S. food supply — Orange B, a synthetic color that hasn't been used in the U.S. for decades. The U.S. Food and Drug ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced plans to phase out several petroleum-based synthetic food dyes from the U.S. food supply, a decision that could reshape grocery aisles across the ...

(CNN) — In H.G. Wells’ 1897 science fiction novel, “The Invisible Man,” the protagonist invents a serum that makes the cells in his body transparent by controlling how they bend light. More than 100 ...

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