With the elimination of petroleum food dyes, here are the new “acceptable” dyes.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/fdageneral/115521?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2025-05-09&mh=22c3cd8ebe0a923b5ca6e6e20f1222e0&zdee=gAAAAABm4uK279jdo8CafLOm4JPz0sgm8eROJ6H7GdfxGvH9_dh-e3vaHvPfFgfVvLTOrVxu7IzgOZjaDOo5SqXSuPk5o185gqPs7KYIv4wO-rjbk3ZgvV0%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202025-05-09&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
In lieu of petroleum food dyes, the powers that be are approving new dyes made from algae, flower petals, and a pea derivative.
My vote is how about we use NONE of the dyes and go natural?? What kind of alterations are they going to do to the “natural” new ones approved?
I’m sure they will continue using “all natural” bugs as dye too. Carmine/Cochineal Bug is already in many products as a red dye and it is known to cause issues for some of the population. Shelf stable, processed food is always going to be full of junk.
totally agree! it's a sign of the times, a sign of the complete superficiality of our modern "culture" that we put DYES in our food! Everything has become about looks and appearance, rather than substance, depth, and real effect. We in the West have lost our way (but we've been lost for hundreds of years at least). Some of us are waking up and have hope that a worldwide awakening is occurring.