FDA’s Latest Nudge to Phase Out Petroleum-Derived Color Additives

FDA’s Latest Nudge to Phase Out Petroleum-Derived Color Additives

By Riëtte van Laack —As we previously reported, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and FDA have highlighted the removal of petroleum-based synthetic dyes which remain approved for use in food as a focus of the MAHA campaign. These dyes include FD&C Green No. 3, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Blue No. 1, and FD&C Blue No. 2. Rather than rescinding the approvals for these petroleum-based synthetic dyes, a process tha…