Food companies agree to phase out synthetic dyes, handing MAHA a victory
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Food manufacturers will phase out eight synthetic dyes from all U.S. products by the end of 2026, the federal government announced today in a move that reflects the growing reach<\/a> of the Make America Healthy Again movement.<\/p>\n Decrying the \u201ctoxic soup of synthetic chemicals\u201d in Americans\u2019 food supply, Food and Drug Administration head Marty Makary said removing the dyes from food as well as medications is part of the Trump administration\u2019s broader effort to address the underlying, preventable root causes of chronic disease<\/a>, particularly among children. \u201cADHD is not a genetic problem and our obesity epidemic is not a willpower problem, it\u2019s something adults have done to children,\u201d he said at the event in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n Food companies have voluntarily consented to getting rid of the artificial dyes, Makary said, but there is currently no formal agreement or ban. \u201cI believe in love, and let\u2019s start in a friendly way and see if we can do this without any statutory or regulatory changes,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n