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The FDA approved three new natural food color additives — galdieria extract, butterfly pea flower extract, and calcium ...

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The FDA is urging the food industry to phase out artificial food dyes, including Red Dye No. 3, citing potential health risks ...

Red 40, Yellow 5, and Blue 1 may soon be history. Not because science says they're dangerous, but because the court of public ...

Food companies and dye manufacturers are preparing for the 2026 ban on petroleum-based synthetic dyes in food.

As pressure grows to get artificial colors out of the U.S. food supply ... To create that color with a natural source might require the use of cochineal, an insect about the size of a peppercorn. The ...

Texans, meet the cochineal—an insect used to dye some of your favorite red and pink foods. It’s natural, it’s tiny, and yes... you might be eating it.

As health concerns grow, the FDA is urging U.S. food companies to replace petroleum-based artificial dyes with natural ones ...

As artificial food dyes are becoming increasingly restricted at state and federal levels, some manufacturers are looking to ...

The FDA banned red No. 3 in January, effective for food on January ... Roughly 70,000 cochineal insects are needed to produce about 2.2 pounds, or 1 kilogram, of dye, the AP reported.