Milk, ice cream products are latest to drop artificial dyes
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FDA approves gardenia-derived blue dye for food and drinks, offering a safer, plant-based alternative to synthetic colors.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted use the color gardenia (genipin) blue in various foods. Additionally, ice cream could also be shedding artificial food dyes in years to come.
National Confectioners Association questions focus on synthetic dyes as MARS reverses its 2016 commitment, despite other companies joining Kennedy's initiative
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign to eliminate synthetic food dyes from the American food supply is facing stiff resistance from one of the country’s most iconic candy makers —
Two Kansas City ice cream shops are already using natural ingredients instead of artificial dyes, putting them ahead of the FDA’s plans to eliminate synthetic dyes by the end of 2026.
Welch’s Fruit Snacks will cut synthetic dyes from its full lineup of products by early 2026, parent company PIM Brands Inc. said, making it the latest American brand to pledge to eliminate the colorants.