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Former FDA commissioner reacts to RFK Jr.'s plans to phase out artificial food dyes

2025-04-22 0 Dailymotion

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is slated to announce an intent to phase out the use of petroleum-based synthetic food dyes in a bid to ramp up pressure on an industry he has often derided.

Kennedy, who serves as the nation’s top health official, is set to make the announcement Tuesday afternoon, along with Marty Makary, the newly confirmed head of the Food and Drug Administration, according to a media advisory from the Department of Health and Human Services.Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is slated to announce an intent to phase out the use of petroleum-based synthetic food dyes in a bid to ramp up pressure on an industry he has often derided.

Kennedy, who serves as the nation’s top health official, is set to make the announcement Tuesday afternoon, along with Marty Makary, the newly confirmed head of the Food and Drug Administration, according to a media advisory from the Department of Health and Human Services.