Robert F. Kennedy, Minister of Health and Human Services, is expected to announce the intention of the Food and Drug Administration to use artificial oil -based dyes to supply food – and its coloring is used in many common foods.
The Trump administration says the move could be a “main step forward” in an attempt to “re -sanction America”. This ban on products such as breakfast cereals, candy and snacks. They are tied to nerve problems in some children.
“We have now shown that this directly affects academic performance, school violence and mental health, as well as physical health,” Kennedy said at a cabinet meeting earlier this month.
It is still unclear when the changes can be made, but Kennedy is set to provide more details later on Tuesday.
The Secretary of State is expected to announce the approval of additional natural colors, a person who is familiar with these programs.
Here are the colors that can be crushed in the block and what is usually found in:
No. 40 Red – Pepsi Blue, Starburst and Nyquil Drug.
Red citrus number 2 – Used to stain some oranges to stain.
Number 6 yellow – Aerial heads and cosmetics including Bobbi Brown and Mac Lipstick.
Number 5 yellow – Mountain Dew and Doritos
Blue number 1 – Takis blue chips and eye shadow
Blue No. 2 – Excodone and a common mcCormick food color.
Green No. 3 – Advil liquid gels and Blackberry Louch bath bomb
Recent research shows that the artificial colors of food in the United States are associated with neurological problems in children, and this may cause or exacerbate symptoms, especially hyperactivity. In addition, children may be very different in their sensitivity to colors.
The California Environmental Health Risk Risk Assessment Bureau reported in 2021: “It is clear that some children are likely to be more affected by food colors than others.”
However, scientists say there is no clear evidence of the direct relationship between food colors, academic performance, violence or other mental and physical conditions.
According to the FDA, scientific evidence suggests that “most children have no side effects when consuming foods containing color additives.”
In January, the FDA banned the color known as the Red 3 from providing food. It states that this color is also known as erythrosis, which can cause cancer in laboratory mice. A federal law requires the ban on any additives that cause cancer in animals. However, authorities emphasized that the way cancer can lead to cancer in mice.
Dr. Peter Lori, a former FDA official, told the BBC that the only purpose of artificial food colors is “money companies.”
“Dietary colors help you make highly processed foods more attractive, especially for children, often by masked the absence of a colorful material like fruit,” he said. “We do not need artificial colors in food supply and it does not harm anyone because of their absence.”
By reporting from the Associated Press
