FDA Plans to Ban Artificial Food Dyes: 15 Michigan Foods That Will Be Affected

It seems like the one thing that the majority of people in my life, both personally and professionally, agree on is that we need to be eating better.

With our lives being so busy, it's often the cheaper or quicker option that wins when it comes to what we're putting into our bodies.

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So many of the foods and drinks we consume in the United States compared to other countries around the world are full of artificial and synthetic food dyes.

There is research that the synthetic food dye Red 3 causes cancer in animals, and there is evidence that several other dyes also are carcinogenic.

RFK Jr. Plans To Ban Artificial Dyes

On Tuesday Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the FDA will be giving the food industry two years to transition from petroleum-based synthetic dyes to natural alternatives.

“For too long, some food producers have been feeding Americans petroleum-based chemicals without their knowledge or consent."

What Artificial Food Dyes Will Be Removed?

Nothing is set in stone but as of now these are the petroleum-based synthetic dyes that will be banned include:

• FD&C Blue No. 1

• FD&C Blue No. 2

• FD&C Green No. 3

• FD&C Red No. 3

• FD&C Red No. 40

• FD&C Yellow No. 5

• FD&C Yellow No. 6

• Citrus Red No. 2

• Orange B

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If a ban on artificial dyes happens there will be lots of different foods and drinks that will be impacted right here in Michigan.