Eating For Health

So many companies are revising their food products in response to Robert F. Kennedy’s MAHA movement.   Walmart has announced they will be removing synthetic foods dyes as well as 30 other ingredients from the Great Value store brand by January 2027.   This would affect about 1,000 food products.   🧪 Food Dyes Being Eliminated Walmart plans to phase out the following synthetic dyes from Great Value and other private-label brands:          Blue No. 1 and No. 2           Green No. 3           Red No. 3, No. 4, and No. 40           Yellow No. 5 and No. 6           Citrus Red No. 2           Orange B (hasn’t been used for decades )             Canthaxanthin Why?   Because artificial food dyes have been linked to a variety of health concerns such as behavioral health issues ...

Many food companies are responding to federal pressure to remove artificial food dyes from their products.   Mounting evidence links synthetic food dyes like Red 40 and Yellow 5 to behavioral issues such as hyperactivity and even allergic reactions-especially in children- so the pressure is on to reformulate foods.   Because the FDA has a 2025 initiative to phase out petroleum-based dyes, the food industry is responding.        What is the FDA Initiative ? In April 2025, the head of the Food and Drug Administration announced they were working to eliminate several artificial food dyes including Green 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, and Blue 2.   Another dye, Red 3 is scheduled to be banned by 2027 as research has found it caused cancer in laboratory rats.   Additionally, FDA announced it was approving “four new natural additives”.   📊 How prevalent are artificial food dyes in our foods? According to a study published in the Jour...