Some states have already moved to restrict some synthetic dyes and the FDA banned Red 3 from the nation’s food supply.
The U.S. Health and Human Services and Food and Drug Administration will announce plans to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the nation’s food supply on Tuesday.The initiative comes as states have already moved toward restricting access to dyes used in common foods such as cereals, candies and drinks. Thirty-six color additives are approved by the FDA for use in food and drinks in the U.S. Nine petroleum-based chemical dyes, including Red 3, have been allowed in U.S. food.
The FDA banned Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January, setting a 2027 deadline for manufacturers to eliminate it from their products. Makers of ingested drugs like cough syrups have until January 2028.FDA officials granted a 2022 petition filed by two dozen food safety and health advocates, who urged the agency to revoke authorization for the substance that gives some candies, snack cakes and maraschino cherries a bright red hue.The dye is known as erythrosine, FD&C Red No.
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