About the Artificial Dye Ban. On April 22, the FDA issued a statement saying it will phase out all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the country’s food supply. This is part of

The FDA's move stops short of the outright ban that had been floated for in Kennedy's "Make America Healthy Again" platform from the campaign trail. Instead, it relies on what the Department of Health and Human Services said was a "national standard and timeline for the industry" to voluntarily make the switch.