Foods That Contain Synthetic Dyes Go Beyond the Obvious

Foods That Contain Synthetic Dyes Go Beyond the Obvious

If you don’t regularly eat candy, desserts, and rainbow-colored cereals, you may not think recent U.S. efforts to ban artificial food dyes will affect what’s on your plate. But lots of foods, including some unexpected ones, could take on new hues under a plan from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The plan urges U.S. food manufacturers to stop using two artificial colorings, C…

FDA Announces Plan to “Phase Out” Synthetic Dyes – National Agricultural Law Center

On April 22, 2025, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr. announced the agency’s plan to “phase...