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FDA head falsely claims no scientists laid off, as agency shutters food safety labs
The head of the Food and Drug Administration has repeatedly claimed in recent interviews that no scientists have been laid ...
FDA Will Phase Out Food Dyes Used In Skittles, Gatorade And Froot Loops: What To Know
Food and drink companies will have to stop using petroleum-based dyes by the end of 2026, Health and Human Services officials ...
FDA program for food testing pauses, officials say state and federal testing to continue
The Food and Drug Administration said the Food Emergency Response Network Proficiency Testing Program is currently paused due ...
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 ...
The FDA will phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes used in Mountain Dew, Fruit Loops and more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday that it will phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes by the end of ...
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FDA and HHS to Phase Out Petroleum-Based Synthetic Dyes in Food
On April 22, 2025, the  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) ...
All the health risks of the 8 food dyes the FDA is banning — including cancer and behavioral issues
The hateful eight? The US Food and Drug Administration announced a plan Tuesday to phase out eight petroleum-based synthetic ...
FDA announces plans to phase out petroleum-based food dyes
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced actions Tuesday to phase out the use of petroleum-based food dyes in U.S.
How the FDA Helped Ignite, and Then Worsened, the Opioid Crisis
An investigation into the agency’s repeated violations of its own rules to approve addictive drugs—and its ongoing failure to ...
What Dietitians Want You to Know About Petroleum-Based Food Dyes That the FDA Plans to Phase Out
The FDA plans to ban petroleum-based food dyes. Here, dietitians explain what they are and a list of foods that contain the ...