HHS, FDA Announce Plans to Remove Certain Color Additives From Food

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Food product manufacturers should prepare for FDA to pursue statutory and regulatory changes to phase out the use of certified color additives in food.

On April 22, 2025, HHS and FDA announced a series of highly anticipated measures aimed at removing from the nation’s food supply all “petroleum-based synthetic dyes” — i.e., color additives that require batch certification under Subpart A of 21 C.F.R. Part 74 in order to be authorized for use in a food product.

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