An grocery store in Virginia July 13, 2022. (Xinhua via Getty Images)
"This is real progress," RFK Jr. said in a statement. "We are making it easier for companies to move away from petroleum-based synthetic colors and adopt safer, naturally derived alternatives. This momentum advances our broader effort to help Americans eat real food and Make America Healthy Again."
The agency also expanded its list of approved naturally-sourced food colorings, adding beetroot red and broadening the approved use of spirulina extract.
The new additions bring the total number of food color options approved under the current administration to six, the FDA said.
The Food and Drug Administration headquarters in White Oak, Md., Aug. 29, 2020. (Reuters/Andrew Kelly/File Photo)
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In January 2025, health officials banned red food dye known as Red 3, or erythrosine, citing potential cancer risks.
Food manufacturers were given until January 2027 to remove it from their products, while drug manufacturers will have until January 2028 to do the same.
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