RFK Jr. wants food industry to stop using petroleum-based dyes to color food; Kraft Heinz will eliminate them by 2028.

Synthetic food dyes are added to 1 in 5 packaged foods and drinks sold by top U.S. food manufacturers, a new study says.

Before 2025, the FDA approved the use of Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Red 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6 in the production of food, as well as the much rarer dyes, Citrus Red and Orange B.

The artificial coloring Blue No. 1 gives Takis their blue hue. Mdv Edwards – stock.adobe.com. Also known as Brilliant Blue FCF, Blue No. 1 is derived from petroleum to give foods such as M&M’s ...

Red 40, Yellow 5, and Blue 1 may soon be history. Not because science says they're dangerous, but because the court of public opinion has ruled against them. In a move fueled more by consumer fears ...

The FDA approved three natural food dyes that comes from plants and minerals this week, amid its transition away from petroleum-based dyes in the food supply. News Weather ...

The FDA approved three natural food dyes that comes from plants and minerals this week, amid its transition away from petroleum-based dyes in the food supply.

RFK: 8 artificial dyes to be eliminated from food. U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the banning of more than half a dozen synthetic food dyes is just the ...

RFK: 8 artificial dyes to be eliminated from food. U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the banning of more than half a dozen synthetic food dyes is just the ...

After analyzing the best available research, the F.D.A. concluded that Galdieria extract blue is safe. For food manufacturers looking to switch from artificial to natural dyes, the new approvals ...