Crackdowns at the F.D.A

In its latest move, the FDA has made it known that certain petroleum based dyes are now illegal in foods. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration will phase out all petroleum-based artificial food dyes from the nation’s food supply — a move that is considered a key part of his “Make America healthy again” agenda.

In January, before President Joe Biden left office, the FDA announced it was revoking its authorization of red dye No. 3, which is used in some foods and medications and was one of nine FDA-approved synthetic dyes made from petroleum.