2025 Synthetic Food Dye Ban: What You Need to Know
In April 2025, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., alongside FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, launched a landmark synthetic food dye ban aimed at eliminating eight petroleum-based color additives from the American food supply by the end of 2026 ReutersBusiness Insider. Dubbed the federal food dye ban 2025, this initiative reverses decades of reliance on artificial colorants, representing a de facto artificial food coloring ban that builds on the January 2025 removal of Red No. 3 due to carcinogenic concerns ReutersABC News. The plan calls for immediate revocation of Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B authorizations, while requiring food … Read more