Lena Gankin

2 weeks ago | jdsupra.com | Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc |Lena Gankin |Brian Sylvester

On April 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a major initiative to voluntarily phase out “petroleum-based synthetic dyes” (i.e., synthetic color additives) from the U.S. food supply. This FDA initiative is part of the broader trend of increased scrutiny of food and color additive safety at the state and federal levels.