Are Food Dyes Being Phased Out? Reading Your Labels
Are synthetic food dyes being phased out? Three different things are happening and "banned" describes only one of them. In April 2025, HHS and the FDA announced a set of measures to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation's food supply. Inside that announcement sit three separate mechanisms. A process was initiated to revoke authorization for two colorings, Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B. Six others — FD&C Green No. 3, Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5, Yellow No. 6, Blue No. 1 and Blue No. 2 — are described as the agency working with industry to eliminate them from the food supply by…
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