Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US is calling on food companies to remove all synthetic food dyes by 2027. Announcing the move, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The appeal of a brightly colored candy, the vibrant hue of your mouthwash, the pigment of your sports drinks — they’re all thanks ...

A sweeping analysis of nearly 40,000 US packaged foods reveals that synthetic dyes, particularly Red No. 40, are prevalent, often found in sugary products, and heavily concentrated in child-targeted ...

As many as 19% of packaged foods and beverages contain synthetic food dyes, according to new research evaluating the content of 39,763 US grocery store products. The findings were published in the ...

On April 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced their bold initiative to remove eight petroleum-based synthetic dyes in ...

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says petroleum-based food dyes will be phased out by the end of next year. But food safety advocates are skeptical that companies will meet the deadline. Federal ...

Major American brands have vowed to remove synthetic food dyes from their products, but M&M’s and Skittles, made by Mars, remain colorful holdouts. Mars has continued to use synthetic dyes in its ...

WASHINGTON — Petroleum-based synthetic dyes are found in thousands of foods and beverages within the United States. Getting dyes out of products by the end 2026, as the US Food and Drug Administration ...

What the new study actually found The headline number is stark: synthetic dyes showed up in roughly 19 percent of the packaged foods and beverages surveyed in a large national analysis of the U.S.

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As many as 19% of packaged foods and beverages sold by top US food manufacturers contain synthetic food dyes, according to new research evaluating the content of 39,763 American grocery store products ...