Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pledged to transform America’s food system, vowing to crack down on foods and ingredients he blames ...

Color additives have been used in foods for millennia. Ancient peoples used coloring from paprika, turmeric, saffron, iron, lead oxides and other sources in food, drugs, cosmetics and wine, according ...

California is banning them in schools. The FDA says they’re fine. But synthetic dyes added to food to make them more colorful have a long, troubled history.

Dozens of protesters gathered outside WK Kellogg Co.’s Michigan headquarters, demanding the company remove artificial dyes ...

Even processed-food giants are increasingly advertising ... when assessing the legality of agency action. In the case of color additive law, FDA’s departure from the plain language of the ...

Processed foods are in the cross hairs of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but battling major companies could collide with ...

The FDA is currently reviewing a petition filed by several consumer advocacy groups, including Consumer Reports, to remove ...

Just like the California Food Safety Act last year, which prohibits the use of four food additives, this new act comes before — perhaps years before — FDA regulation targeting these dyes.

This bill seeks to ensure that the safety of food additives is no longer determined primarily by the companies that produce them, a practice that has raised concerns among health advocates.