The Food and medication management (FDA) American “De facto suppresses All food coloring derived from. oil in USA“, Announced his new boss, Marty Makary, at a press conference with the Secretary of Health, Robert Kennedy Jr.
In total there are eight dyes Syntheticall of them Petroleum derivatives and that it is suspected that they have harmful effects for health. They will be progressively prohibited until the end of 2026 and replaced by other natives. To do this they say the goodwill of the industry Agrifood.
“During the last 50 years, American children have lived more and more in a Toxic soup of Artificial chemicals“, He declared a little earlier and cited studies that link these additives with the Hyperactivitydiabetes and cancer.
The predecessor of Trumpthe Democrat Joe Bidenprohibited another artificial food dye known as red “Red 3” in North America and E127 in Europe. It is known for more than 30 years that this additive causes cancer in the animals.
“None of them have a nutritional value“, Peter Lurie, president of the Consumer Protection Association, explained to AFP Center for Science in the public interest (CSPI).
“Actually, they only serve to deceive, to make food They seem reder, more bluefurther Aphrudes or more attractive than they really are. ”And this for purposes commercial.
They are used in thousands of food products such as sweets, cereals, sauces and drinks.
According to a statement from Health Departmentthe FDA First it will revoke the authorization of two of the Eight dyes “In the next months“, And then” will work with the industry to eliminate ” Six remainingmuch more extendedlike red “Red 40”(Known as E129 In Europe) and the yellow “Yellow 5“(E102) and”Yellow 6 ″ (E110).
At the same time, the administration “will authorize four new natural dyes in the coming weeks” and accelerate the approval processes of others, the text details.
“We will eliminate all the ingredients and all food additives that we can regulate legally“He promised Kennedy JRbetween applause.
Goodwill
According to this ex -book converted into the main figure of the “Make The United States is healthy again”(“ Maha ”), a phrase inspired by a Trump motto, this plan will depend largely on the goodwill of the food industry.
“I think they are willing to change“, said Kennedywho added that artificial dyes and additives represent a “existential” threat to the health of Americans.
His position on the subject is one of the few that has not been criticized by the scientific community, which has repeatedly denounced his comments in recent months, in particular those who question the vaccination.
Several states Americans and some countries have already adopted similar measures.
In March, the Republican State of W.V. prohibited the use of seven synthetic dyes in food and medicines sold in their territory, following the footsteps of the Democrat Californiawhich announced in 2024 that it would eliminate them within a few years from school meals.
In Europe, these dyes are not completely prohibitedbut its use is usually restricted or conditioned on the placement of labels of warning In the products that contain them, a measure that has led many companies to opt for natural alternatives.