On April 22, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a plan to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the US food ...

The world of fast food is often synonymous with vibrant colors, from neon-bright beverages to unnaturally orange cheese sauces. These hues, often achieved through artificial food dyes, have become an ...

The FDA approved three new natural food color additives — galdieria extract, butterfly pea flower extract, and calcium phosphate — to replace synthetic petroleum-based dyes. This move follows Health ...

The health secretary has used peer pressure to persuade food makers to nix synthetic dyes. The candy industry is holding out, arguing American consumers like bright sweets. The health secretary has ...

Artificial food coloring seems to be going out of style. Synthetically colored breakfast cereals will be banned at Target by May 2026, and the FDA's food dye ban is cracking down on additives like Red ...

Walmart said Wednesday it is scrapping synthetic dyes and other artificial ingredients from its store brands, including Great Value, Marketside, Freshness Guaranteed and Bettergoods, by January 2027.

The maker of Kool-Aid and Jell-O announced the change two months after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to ban artificial food dyes. By Julie Creswell Some big changes are on the way for grape Kool-Aid ...

Soon after the federal government announced measures to phase out all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply, a North Texas man says he felt compelled to do his part and warn the ...

The FDA approved three natural food dyes this week amid its transition away from petroleum-based dyes in the food supply. The colors "will expand the palette of available colors from natural sources ...

The Food and Drug Administration said Monday it has granted approval of a new blue food coloring produced from the gardenia fruit, while urging food manufacturers to quickly abandon a synthetic ...