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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is calling on companies to by the end of next year, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced Tuesday.
The goal is to replace them with natural alternatives in the U.S. food supply. The FDA will be accelerating the review and approval of some new natural color additives, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary told reporters at an event to announce the plan, which stopped short of an outright ban.
On "CBS Mornings" Wednesday, Autos News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook said the move was significant.
"There have been some that have been raised, and you have to remember, there's no known nutritional value to these additives, these food dyes," he said. "So you want to be safe not sorry."
The food dye industry has denied any safety concerns with artificial dyes. The International Association of Color Manufacturers said in a statement after the announcement that artificial dyes are "essential for consistency, visual appeal, and consumer trust in food products."
Here's a look at the six dyes being targeted.
, or Red 40 for short, is also known as in the food industry and in Europe.
There are thousands of foods with Red 40, according to databases published by the and . It can also be found in medications and cosmetics.
According to an published in 2016, children are exposed to Red 40 primarily from drinks (like and ), cereal (like and General Mills' ) and frozen desserts (like Turkey Hill's , Breyers' , Blue Bell's and Blue Bunny's ).
Other beverages that contain Red 40 include several brands and various generic manufacturers of . The dye can also be found in some candies.
In addition to Red 40, Yellow 5 and 6 are the used, .
Yellow 5 is found in , , and some . It is also found in drinks like , chips like and condiments like Vlasic's and Kraft's .
Yellow 6 can be found in many of the same products that contain Yellow 5. It is also found in , , , and other products.
Blue 1 can be found along with other dyes in many multi-colored candies, such as and , as well as and .
It can also be found in Pillsbury's , YoPlait's yogurt, berry-flavored mix, and brand blue Curacao syrups, certain energy drinks like and some medications like .
The candy bits in the Pillsbury aqua blue frosting also contain Blue 2 as do other food and drink products. Blue 2, also sometimes labeled as Indigotine or Indigo Carmine, can also be found in other products like soaps, shampoos and even some .
In addition to some food products, certain oral care products like mouthwashes from and as well as some breath mints include Green 3.
