The FDA approved three natural food colorings - Galdieria extract blue, butterfly pea flower extract, and calcium phosphate - as alternatives following the ban on using artificial dyes.

Artificial dyes including RD&C Red 40, Yellow 5, and Blue 1 color a whole range of foods that seem ‘healthy’ and ‘natural.’ Foods You Might Not Know Contain Artificial Dyes ...

The FDA will also move to eliminate the use of: Citrus Red 2 (C.I. Solvent Red 80): A dye used only to color the skin of oranges in the U.S., specifically Florida oranges.It is used to make the ...

Those dyes are commonly used to make food and beverage products brightly colored and more appealing to consumers. They include red No. 40, yellow No. 5 and No. 6, blue No. 1 and No. 2, and green ...

Red dye 40, made of a chemical compound called Allura red AC, is already banned in California, and is among the dyes that the FDA plans to eliminate, according to the April 22 statement.

As artificial food dyes are becoming increasingly restricted at state and federal levels, some manufacturers are looking to switch to natural dyes to color their food products. US Food and Drug ...

Food-Drink Food dye ban prompts southern ice cream joint's radical menu change Stella's Homemade Ice Cream experiments with spirulina, turmeric and purple carrot juice instead of artificial food dyes ...

Blue Dye 2 (Indigo Carmine, FD&C Blue No. 2 or Indigotine): A royal blue dye commonly found in candy, ice cream, cereal, snacks, sausages, maraschino cherries and more.

The federal health department has said it will move to phase out eight artificial dyes, citing health concerns. By Dani Blum and Maggie Astor The Department of Health and Human Services announced ...

Artificial food dyes have been a hot topic in health for years, with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revoking approval for red No.3 in January. Now, all petroleum-based food dyes are on the ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, has called the dyes “poison” and long blamed artificial additives for chronic disease and illness in the United States.