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No More Food Dye in Froot Loops? Not So Fast.
Companies make packaged food without synthetic dyes in other countries. But despite pressure from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the ...
That RFK Jr. food dye ban? You could be the one paying for the switch to natural alternatives, experts say.
FDA officials and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have emphasized that the phased-out banning of synthetic dyes is necessary for our ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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.