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RFK Jr. is moving to phase out synthetic food dyes. Are they safe?
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert. F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled a plan on Tuesday to start phasing out eight synthetic ...
100 years of cereal boxes show how food dyes changed breakfast
Food policy expert and NYU professor shows off her cereal box collection while telling CNN’s Meg Tirrell why she thinks the ...
Rumor Democrats chugged artificial food dyes to protest RFK Jr. originated as satire
Some social media users shared the rumor in April 2025 without mentioning Babylon Bee, the satirical website it came from.
A Food Dye Ban Would Affect These Common Shopping Basket Items
The FDA plans to phase out several artificial food dyes, affecting popular brands such as Skittles, Mountain Dew and Lucky ...
100 years of cereal boxes show food dyes’ connection to US breakfast
Food policy expert and NYU professor shows off her cereal box collection while telling CNN’s Meg Tirrell why she thinks the ...
FDA Chief Dr. Marty Makary leads push to ban artificial food dyes by 2026
The FDA is working with the food industry to eliminate petroleum-based artificial dyes from the U.S. food supply by late 2026 ...
Petroleum-based dyes to be removed from US food, school lunches. What to know
The FDA announced it would phase out all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the United States' food supply and medications.