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Accelerating Natural Options Among US FDA’s Steps For Removing Petroleum-Based Food Dyes

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

HHS Secretary Kennedy commends food companies for cooperating, but also says, “We have them on the run now and we are going to win this battle. And four years from now, we're going to have most of these products off the market.”

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, left, and FDA Commissioner Martin Makary take questions during a 22 April briefing on removing petroleum-based dyes from the US food supply. (Source: screenshot from HHS broadcast)
Key Takeaways
  • FDA will authorize four natural color additives, options Commissioner Makary used visual aids to demonstrate during a briefing at HHS headquarters in Washington.
  • FDA also is accelerating its review of other natural colors and establishing a national standard and timeline for the food industry to transition from petrochemical-based dyes to natural alternatives.
  • “We are simply asking American food companies to replace petroleum-based food dyes with natural ingredients for American children, just as they already do for children in other countries,” Makary says.

President Trump’s public health regulators say they have the food industry’s cooperation in super-sizing and accelerating the work launched by the Biden administration to remove synthetic dyes and colorings from...

In addition to working toward phasing out all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the US food supply, the Food and Drug Administration will soon authorize four natural color additives, options that...

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