{"id":3990,"date":"2025-07-31T07:49:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrwofficial.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/31\/state-lawmakers-take-aim-at-food-dyes-amid-support-for-maha-shots\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T07:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:49:10","slug":"state-lawmakers-take-aim-at-food-dyes-amid-support-for-maha-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrwofficial.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/31\/state-lawmakers-take-aim-at-food-dyes-amid-support-for-maha-shots\/","title":{"rendered":"State lawmakers take aim at food dyes amid support for MAHA : Shots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-80112\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 2013;&#10;        --source-height: 1342;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2013x1342+65+46\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F69%2F19d8c9e0455697c8cb6d11601ffb%2Fgettyimages-2220766183.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2013x1342+65+46\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F69%2F19d8c9e0455697c8cb6d11601ffb%2Fgettyimages-2220766183.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2013x1342+65+46\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F69%2F19d8c9e0455697c8cb6d11601ffb%2Fgettyimages-2220766183.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2013x1342+65+46\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F69%2F19d8c9e0455697c8cb6d11601ffb%2Fgettyimages-2220766183.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2013x1342+65+46\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F69%2F19d8c9e0455697c8cb6d11601ffb%2Fgettyimages-2220766183.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2013x1342+65+46\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F69%2F19d8c9e0455697c8cb6d11601ffb%2Fgettyimages-2220766183.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2013x1342+65+46\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F69%2F19d8c9e0455697c8cb6d11601ffb%2Fgettyimages-2220766183.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2013x1342+65+46\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F69%2F19d8c9e0455697c8cb6d11601ffb%2Fgettyimages-2220766183.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                State lawmakers are targeting food dyes and other additives in a slew of new bills.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Inna Reznik\/iStockphoto\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Inna Reznik\/iStockphoto\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As policy counsel for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cspi.org\/biography\/jensen-jose\" target=\"_blank\">Jensen Jose<\/a>&#8216;s job to track food policy law. But this year it&#8217;s been very hard to keep up. Lawmakers of all political stripes offered up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewg.org\/news-insights\/news\/2025\/07\/interactive-map-tracking-state-food-chemical-regulation-us\" target=\"_blank\">proposals targeting food additives across many states<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of bills out there,&#8221; Jose says.<\/p>\n<p>State policymakers are considering dozens of proposals this year aiming to limit the use of synthetic coloring and other chemical additives, like preservatives.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5453714-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5436815\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/shots-health-news\/2025\/06\/17\/nx-s1-5436815\/kraft-heinz-artificial-food-dyes\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/shots-health-news\/2025\/06\/17\/nx-s1-5436815\/kraft-heinz-artificial-food-dyes&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1414x1414+309+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fec%2F644826514eaead13a729b3f2009b%2Fgettyimages-155680687.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1414x1414+309+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fec%2F644826514eaead13a729b3f2009b%2Fgettyimages-155680687.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1414x1414+309+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fec%2F644826514eaead13a729b3f2009b%2Fgettyimages-155680687.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1414x1414+309+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fec%2F644826514eaead13a729b3f2009b%2Fgettyimages-155680687.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1414x1414+309+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fec%2F644826514eaead13a729b3f2009b%2Fgettyimages-155680687.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1414x1414+309+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fec%2F644826514eaead13a729b3f2009b%2Fgettyimages-155680687.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1414x1414+309+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fec%2F644826514eaead13a729b3f2009b%2Fgettyimages-155680687.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1414x1414+309+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fec%2F644826514eaead13a729b3f2009b%2Fgettyimages-155680687.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Kraft Heinz says 90% of its food items already use natural food colorings. Products that still use synthetic dyes are in its beverage and dessert categories like Crystal Light and Jell-0.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5453714-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>State bills vary, but Jose says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astho.org\/communications\/blog\/2025\/states-moving-to-prohibit-additives-and-dyes-in-food\" target=\"_blank\">most of the proposals<\/a> focus on broadening the list of banned petroleum-based food colorings from Red No. 3, which the Food and Drug Administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/shots-health-news\/2024\/12\/13\/nx-s1-5228177\/red-dye-3-fda-ban\" target=\"_blank\">already plans to phase out<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Many include Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, or Yellow 6. Some bills seek to regulate other chemicals, such as the preservative propylparaben, or potassium bromate, a chemical added to flour to strengthen dough.<\/p>\n<p>Some bills have already become law. Arizona and Utah&#8217;s new laws will eliminate dyes and some additives from food served in schools. Texas will require, instead, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/texas-food-label-additives-warning-481258c546e6f123b90771c6168ca32e\" target=\"_blank\">warning labels<\/a> for 44 listed food additives, specifying some ingredients are not recommended for human consumption by authorities in Australia, Canada, the European Union and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Many other proposals have died in the legislative process. But Jose says the sudden overall enthusiasm for food additive regulation reflects consumer frustration with federal inaction and an abrupt political embrace of the issue by conservative lawmakers historically resistant to regulation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The rise of MAHA \u2014 Make America Healthy Again \u2014 really was probably one of the more influential themes,&#8221; he says of this year&#8217;s state legislative season.<\/p>\n<p>That movement \u2014 championed by President Trump and his Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. \u2014 has shifted the political landscape on this issue.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5453714-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5401042\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/shots-health-news\/2025\/05\/19\/nx-s1-5401042\/food-dye-synthetic-natural-trump-fda-maha\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/shots-health-news\/2025\/05\/19\/nx-s1-5401042\/food-dye-synthetic-natural-trump-fda-maha&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2697x2697+199+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F25%2F61c31876450a9655204bdb7c6e8f%2Fgettyimages-477873446.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2697x2697+199+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F25%2F61c31876450a9655204bdb7c6e8f%2Fgettyimages-477873446.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2697x2697+199+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F25%2F61c31876450a9655204bdb7c6e8f%2Fgettyimages-477873446.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2697x2697+199+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F25%2F61c31876450a9655204bdb7c6e8f%2Fgettyimages-477873446.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2697x2697+199+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F25%2F61c31876450a9655204bdb7c6e8f%2Fgettyimages-477873446.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2697x2697+199+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F25%2F61c31876450a9655204bdb7c6e8f%2Fgettyimages-477873446.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2697x2697+199+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F25%2F61c31876450a9655204bdb7c6e8f%2Fgettyimages-477873446.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2697x2697+199+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F25%2F61c31876450a9655204bdb7c6e8f%2Fgettyimages-477873446.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Sliced, yellow pickled banana peppers are shown in a blue bowl.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5453714-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to food additives, Jose supports eliminating those linked with health issues. But he also worries that some of MAHA&#8217;s other policy stances go too far in touting unscientific or pseudoscientific claims repeated by social media influencers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you see MAHA translate that to things like vaccines and drugs and COVID, then it starts becoming a problem,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<p>Take, for example, some proposals seeking to regulate seed oils such as soybean or safflower \u2014 despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/07\/07\/nx-s1-5453769\/nutrition-canola-rfk-seed-oils-soybean\" target=\"_blank\">a lack of evidence<\/a> showing they pose a danger to public health.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Kennedy has pledged to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/trump-cabinet-confirmation-hearings\/card\/rfk-jr-wants-more-gold-standard-science-ZhqZzmfKSIWtsot6Eldx?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=ASWzDAjRrveiN_OndXNhacg-agNdJQe-3shlHWXzAO7-1TnMu1MFjp6HrUXEYdpOPfk%3D&amp;gaa_ts=688934c9&amp;gaa_sig=gu9JKroV4736gIaIP3E-ahvrHKcKrEP3avbKPM7RahEMZGtpbBBvRIX60Gn9_acP1F9xYOPlsalGyLeB-_9yeg%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">prioritize &#8220;gold-standard&#8221; science<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the legislation limiting food dyes may not be necessary, nor do all those ingredients pose a health risk, says John Hewitt, a lobbyist for the Consumer Brands Association, a food industry trade association.<\/p>\n<p>He notes that food dyes have been approved for consumption, and many food makers \u2014 notably Nestle, Kraft Heinz, Kellogg (maker of Froot Loops), and the ice cream industry \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/shots-health-news\/2025\/06\/17\/nx-s1-5436815\/kraft-heinz-artificial-food-dyes\" target=\"_blank\">already announced plans to remove artificial dyes from products<\/a> in response to consumer demand.<\/p>\n<p>Hewitt says having varying state rules on food dyes will not work; national brands can&#8217;t manage different recipes or packages for different states. &#8220;Supply chain and logistics get to be very challenging when we have state specific requirements,&#8221; he explains.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why many experts believe the FDA will eventually have to step back in and create new regulations so there&#8217;s a uniform national standard, going beyond its ban on Red No. 3 and its request that industry voluntarily phase out other synthetic food dyes.<\/p>\n<p>A stricter national standard is what some consumers want, and pushing the FDA to act may have been the original intent of those state bills, says Steve Mandernach, head of the Association of Food and Drug Officials, representing state and local membership.<\/p>\n<p>But even if new national bans on food dyes come to pass, Mandernach doesn&#8217;t foresee synthetic dyes fading from food soon.<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturing processes, he says \u2014 as well as consumer expectations for things like pastel-green mint chip cream \u2014 don&#8217;t change overnight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The thought that all dyes will be out of food quickly is probably just not a reality \u2026 it&#8217;s going to take a long time to make that happen,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State lawmakers are targeting food dyes and other additives in a slew of new bills. 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