Kennedy’s FDA softens food additive regulations amid artificial color crackdown

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday it will not enforce federal regulations regarding “false or ...
JD Supra

FDA Extends Scrutiny Over Color Additives Beyond Food to Drug Products

FDA’s recent focus on potentially harmful color additives in food products has expanded to the pharmaceutical sector. In May 2025, FDA issued a draft guidance titled Replacing Color Additives in ...
FoodNavigator-USA

FDA eases ‘no artificial colors’ labeling rules, paves way for natural color adoption

FDA allows “no artificial colors” claims for natural dyes, but undefined “petroleum-based” categories leave manufacturers ...
Yahoo

FDA will allow three new color additives made from minerals, algae and flower petals

U.S. regulators said Friday that they would allow three new color additives made from natural sources to be used in the nation's food supply. It comes after health officials pledged a sweeping ...
WDSU

After push to remove artificial coloring, FDA approves 3 natural food dyes

APP. FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH TONIGHT, THERE’S A FEDERAL BAN ON RED DYE. NUMBER THREE, THAT’S THE INGREDIENT THAT CREATES A BRIGHT CHERRY RED COLOR WHEN IT’S ADDED TO FOOD AND TO DRINKS AND TO DRUGS. BUT ...
JD Supra

FDA Color Additive Scrutiny Expands to Pharmaceuticals

FDA’s draft guidance outlines a flexible approach that, under certain circumstances, allows applicants and manufacturers to replace a color additive in an approved or marketed drug product with one ...
WLWT

After push to remove artificial coloring, FDA approves 3 natural food dyes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved three new color additives from natural sources “that will expand the palette of available colors from natural sources for manufacturers to safely use ...