California’s Ban on Red Food Dye Puts FDA on the Spot The dye was banned in cosmetics after a study suggested it might be a carcinogen. Yet federal regulations still permit its use in foods, stoking concerns that helped build support for the new state law.
The Shortcut to Homemade Milk Candy To make the chewy Filipino candies called pastillas de leche, you would typically simmer milk for hours. But there’s a faster way.
A Visit to the Peeps Factory With Easter approaching, The New York Times for Kids takes a trip to a world of marshmallow magic.
The Sweet and Surprising History of Candy Hearts The messages on those little valentine hearts tell a history of American love, from “Fax Me” to “Text Me” to “DM Me.”