Food Manufacturers Rush to Remove Certain Food Dyes to Comply With New FDA Guidance

(Just The News)—In compliance with directives from the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), many of the nation’s largest food conglomerates have announced preemptive efforts to remove artificial food dyes from their products. Thus far, Kraft Heinz, General Mills, Tyson Foods, Nestlé, Conagra Brands, Walmart and Sam’s Club, and PepsiCo have announced discontinuation or an intent to discontinue use of the food dyes prior to the advised deadline.

The announcements come after the FDA and HHS urged a phase-out of petroleum-based synthetic food dyes from the U.S. food supply. On April 22, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA commissioner Marty Makary announced measures to eliminate these dyes by the end of 2026, primarily through voluntary industry compliance rather than a formal mandate.

Kennedy: “Real, measurable dangers”

The FDA is also revoking approval for the use of specific dyes, such as Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B, and encouraging faster removal of FD&C Green No. 3, Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5 and No. 6, Blue No.1 and No.2, with a prior deadline set for January 2027.

In a statement accompanying the new guidelines, Kennedy said, “For too long, some food producers have been feeding Americans petroleum-based chemicals without their knowledge or consent. These poisonous compounds offer no nutritional benefit and pose real, measurable dangers to our children’s health and development.”

“That era is coming to an end. We’re restoring gold-standard science, applying common sense, and beginning to earn back the public’s trust. And we’re doing it by working with industry to get these toxic, dies out of the foods our families eat every day.”

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