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M&M, Skittles Maker Rejects RFK Jr.'s Call To Drop Synthetic Dyes
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pushing to eliminate synthetic food dyes, but Mars refuses to remove them from its ...
The FDA Just Approved Another Natural Food Dye for Use in Several Common Snacks and Drinks
According to today's announcement from the FDA, an estimated 40% of the food industry has committed to voluntarily phasing ...
Welch's Fruit Snacks to Cut Synthetic Dyes From Full Lineup Beginning in 2026
Welch’s Fruit Snacks will cut synthetic dyes from its full lineup of products by early 2026, parent company PIM Brands Inc. said, making it the latest American brand to pledge to eliminate the ...
FDA adds new blue food dye from gardenia fruit
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the use of a new blue color additive from the gardenia fruit the ...
M&M’s and Skittles maker resists RFK Jr.’s demand to remove synthetic dyes from candies
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign to eliminate synthetic food dyes from the American food supply is facing ...
Kennedy’s Battle Against Food Dyes Hits a Roadblock: M&M’s
The health secretary has used peer pressure to persuade food makers to nix synthetic dyes. The candy industry is holding out, ...
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The FDA Just Approved a New Blue Food Dye. Is It an Allergen?
Gardenia (genipin) blue is the fourth natural food color additive the FDA has approved this year, but how is it made?
Popular candy maker pushes back on RFK Jr's MAHA initiative to ban synthetic food dyes
National Confectioners Association questions focus on synthetic dyes as MARS reverses its 2016 commitment, despite other ...
One in five US foods and drinks contain synthetic dyes, study shows
As many as 19% of packaged foods and beverages contain synthetic food dyes, according to new research evaluating the content ...