West Virginia is banning seven artificial food dyes, including Red No. 40, in the most sweeping state level food dye ban in ...

West Virginia has banned the use of several synthetic dyes in school lunches and food items for sale in the US state.

On Monday, March 24, 2025, Governor Patrick Morrisey signed a piece of legislation into law that prevents harmful dyes from ...

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed House Bill 2354 into law on March 24, making the state the first to enact a comprehensive statewide ban on certain artificial food dyes and preservatives.

Blue Dye No. 2 and Green Dye No. 3 will all be banned from school lunches starting in August. The same food dyes, plus the preservatives butylated hydroxyanisole and propylparaben, will then be ...

NUTRITIONISTS REACT TO THE RED FOOD DYE BAN: ‘TOOK FAR TOO LONG’ McCormick CEO Brendan Foley told analysts during an earnings call that the company is working to reformulate products to remove ...

Preservatives, emulsifiers, and other food additives perform pivotal roles in packaged foods. Here's what you need to know ...

Kennedy Applauds West Virginia's Food Dye Ban, Soda Restrictions By Ahmed Aboulenein MARTINSBURG, West Virginia (Reuters) - West Virginia banned food dyes on Friday and said it would restrict the ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — During an event at a Catholic school in West Virginia, where legislators passed a bill this week to remove harmful dyes from school nutrition programs, Health and Human ...

But what no one is talking about is how these proposed food-dye bans could cost American families thousands, if not tens of thousands, of dollars a year. At least 20 other states are looking to ...

Earlier this year, the FDA announced plans to ban the food coloring Red No. 3 in food and ... may register as a purply-blue when used in a neutral-pH cookie dough but change to a pastel pink ...