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The FDA Approved a New Natural Food Dye. Here's How to Avoid the Artificial Ones

The US Food and Drug Administration has put a spotlight on food dyes this year. In January, the administration banned Red No. 3 and then approved three natural food dyes in May. Now, on top of the FDA and Department of Health and Human Services asking food companies to stop using petroleum-based synthetic dyes entirely, the FDA wants brands to speed up the removal of Red No. 3 before the proposed 2027 deadline. To help this along, the administration just green-lit a new natural blue food dye, ga

The FDA Just Approved a New Blue Food Dye. Is It an Allergen?

This year, food dyes are being put under a microscope. Following the US Food and Drug Administration's ban on Red Dye No. 3 in January, the administration has since approved three natural food dyes in its stead. Now, in addition to the FDA and Department of Health and Human Services asking food manufacturers to phase out all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the US food supply, the FDA is asking these companies to fast-track getting rid of Red No. 3 before the 2027 deadline. To help this along

The FDA Just Approved a New Blue Food Dye: This Is What It's Made Of

This year, food dyes are being put under a microscope. Following the US Food and Drug Administration's ban on Red Dye No. 3 in January, the administration has since approved three natural food dyes in its stead. Now, in addition to the FDA and Department of Health and Human Services asking food manufacturers to phase out all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the US food supply, the FDA is asking these companies to fast-track getting rid of Red No. 3 before the 2027 deadline. To help this along

RFK Jr Has a Problem: the Synthetic Food Dyes He’s Trying to Eliminate Are in Candy Beloved by Trump

Image by Mars / Kevin Dietsch via Getty / Futurism Developments From the jump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s alliance with Donald Trump has been fraught: the former hates fast food and artificial additives, while the latter is known for his love of burgers and Diet Coke. Nowhere has that tension been more clear than in the newly-minted Health and Human Services secretary's war on synthetic food dyes, which is his first battle in what he's framing as a war to reconstitute the United States' ultraproc

Backlash to artificial dye grows as Kraft ditches coloring for Kool-Aid, Jell-O

Kraft Heinz promised Tuesday to purge certain artificial food dyes from its products by the end of 2027, a move that follows pressure from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to excise color additives from the nation’s food supply because of potential health risks. The company said it will replace food, drug and cosmetic (FD&C) dyes with natural versions when possible; create new colors and shades, if necessary; or simply remove colors. Nearly 90 percent of Kraft Heinz prod

Jell-O and Kool-Aid Will Soon Stop Using Artificial Dyes. Here's How to Avoid These Food Dyes Right Now

In January, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned Red Dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs. Then, in April, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked that food manufacturers remove eight petroleum-based food dyes from products by the end of 2026. Now, Kraft Heinz, the company behind Jell-O and Kool-Aid, said that it plans to remove all artificial dyes from all its US products by the end of 2027, according to the Wall Street Journal. "The vast majority of our

Jell-O and Kool-Aid Will No Longer Contain Artificial Dyes. This Is What's Replacing Them.

Following the FDA's banning of Red Dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs in January and the approval of three natural food colors in May, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked that food manufacturers remove eight petroleum-based food dyes from their products by the end of 2026. Now, Kraft Heinz, the company behind Jell-O and Kool-Aid, announced that it plans to remove artificial dyes from all its US products before the end of 2027, according to an exclusive with the W