MSG was first prepared in 1908 by the Japanese biochemist Kikunae Ikeda. Ajinomoto means ‘the essence of flavour’ — and it ...

It is a label you have seen on menus, packaged foods, cans of soup, dipping sauces and in restaurant windows all around the world: “No MSG”. For decades, not using the flavour enhancer MSG ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed requiring new nutrition labels on the front of food and beverage products, a long-awaited move aimed at changing eating habits associated with ...

While the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers MSG safe, it requires the ingredient to be listed as monosodium ...

Cheese puffs sold in New York state have been recalled for a serious health risk, according to the U.S. Food and Drug ...

Other than its full name, added MSG can be identified in the ingredients list on a food label as "flavour enhancer (MSG)" or by its food additive code number 621 or E621. Our body also naturally ...