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FDA says it will phase out petroleum-based food dyes, authorize four natural color additives
The US Food and Drug Administration plans to phase out the use of petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the US food supply due to ...
The FDA will phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes used in Mountain Dew, Fruit Loops and more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday that it will phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes by the end of next year. “For the last 50 years, American children have increasingly been ...
Everyday Health4d
Synthetic Food Dyes Are on Their Way Out, FDA Says
Federal agencies are working with the food industry to phase out synthetic dyes linked to health risks, according to an April 22 announcement. Popular items like Skittles, Mountain Dew ...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Plans to Ban Synthetic Food Dyes — Which Foods Could Be Impacted?
Kennedy Jr. and FDA commissioner Marty Makary announced plans to phase out the remaining eight petroleum-based synthetic dyes, which are used to make food and beverages brightly colored so they ...
The Baltimore Sun4d
Federal government moves to ban synthetic food dyes; here’s what you need to know
Both agencies are working to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes present in numerous foods such as breakfast cereals, candy, snacks and beverages. Kennedy said Americans will be able to ...
The Washington Post5d
RFK Jr. announces intent to phase out synthetic food dyes
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s health department announced plans to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply in a bid to ramp up pressure on an industry he has often derided ...
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FDA announces plan to phase out synthetic food dyes that relies on voluntary buy-in
Kennedy Jr. Makary, Kennedy and others in the MAHA movement attribute some of the increased chronic health issues among children to the use of synthetic dyes in foods. Makary cited studies that ...