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Rumor Democrats chugged artificial food dyes to protest RFK Jr. originated as satire
Some social media users shared the rumor in April 2025 without mentioning Babylon Bee, the satirical website it came from.
That RFK Jr. food dye ban? You could be the one paying for the switch to natural alternatives, experts say.
FDA officials and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have emphasized that the phased-out banning of synthetic dyes is necessary for our ...
100 years of cereal boxes show food dyes’ connection to US breakfast
Food policy expert and NYU professor shows off her cereal box collection while telling CNN’s Meg Tirrell why she thinks the ...
These are the 6 food dyes the FDA wants to phase out — and some of the products that use them
The Department of Health and Human Services is calling on companies to phase out all petroleum-based dyes by the end of next ...
A Food Dye Ban Would Affect These Common Shopping Basket Items
The FDA plans to phase out several artificial food dyes, affecting popular brands such as Skittles, Mountain Dew and Lucky ...
What Are Petroleum-Based Food Dyes That the FDA Plans to Phase Out?
Foods that contain petroleum-based dyes are usually ultra-processed and, as a result, they have food labels. These dyes are ...
100 years of cereal boxes show how food dyes changed breakfast
Food policy expert and NYU professor shows off her cereal box collection while telling CNN’s Meg Tirrell why she thinks the ...
FDA stops short of synthetic food dye ban, calls on industry to stop use
The FDA's move stops short of the outright ban that had been floated for in Kennedy's "Make America Healthy Again" platform ...