Three Key Takeaways:
- Robert Kennedy Jr., leading the Trump administration’s health efforts, announced a ban on dangerous petroleum-based food dyes to combat chronic health issues affecting Americans, especially children.
- The FDA will begin revoking authorization for popular synthetic dyes like FD&C Red No. 40 and Yellow No. 5, aligning U.S. food standards with stricter regulations in Europe and Canada.
- Kennedy’s initiative is part of a broader plan to address America’s chronic disease epidemic, with the Trump administration committed to improving public health and food safety.
Donald Trump’s promise to Make America Healthy Again is now in full swing.
His most controversial cabinet pick is leading the charge.
And Robert Kennedy Jr. just banned these dangerous food products virtually every American consumes daily.
Kennedy declares war on petroleum-based food dyes
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. announced sweeping new measures to eliminate petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the American food supply.
The bombshell announcement is the first major policy initiative in Trump’s pledge to tackle the nation’s chronic health crisis.
“For too long, some food producers have been feeding Americans petroleum-based chemicals without their knowledge or consent,” Kennedy declared. “These poisonous compounds offer no nutritional benefit and pose real, measurable dangers to our children’s health and development.”
Kennedy didn’t mince words about his intentions. “That era is coming to an end. We’re restoring gold-standard science, applying common sense, and beginning to earn back the public’s trust.”
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The FDA crackdown begins immediately
The FDA will immediately begin revoking authorization for Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B, with six more synthetic dyes facing elimination by the end of next year.
These include the most commonly used artificial colorings found in everyday foods: FD&C Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5, Yellow No. 6, Blue No. 1, Blue No. 2, and Green No. 3.
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary backed Kennedy’s hardline stance, pointing to the skyrocketing rates of childhood chronic disease.
“Today, the FDA is asking food companies to substitute petrochemical dyes with natural ingredients for American children as they already do in Europe and Canada,” Makary stated. “We have a new epidemic of childhood diabetes, obesity, depression, and ADHD.”
The FDA is even pushing for faster removal of FD&C Red No. 3 than the 2027-2028 deadline previously established.
🚨 #BREAKING – IT’S OFFICIAL: Trump administration moves to BAN essentially ALL artificial food dyes in the USA food supply at RFK Jr.’s direction.
Eliminate 6 dyes: Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, by the end of 2026.
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Kennedy points to safer standards already in place overseas
Kennedy’s bold move aligns American food standards more closely with those already in place in other parts of the world.
The FDA Commissioner specifically highlighted this in his statement, noting that food companies are being asked to “substitute petrochemical dyes with natural ingredients for American children as they already do in Europe and Canada.”
This policy shift suggests that for years, Americans have been consuming synthetic dyes that aren’t permitted in products sold in other countries with stricter regulations.
The health crisis driving Kennedy’s bold action
When Kennedy testified during his contentious Senate confirmation hearings, he revealed a startling fact about America’s health crisis.
“The average person who died from COVID, an American, had 3.8 chronic diseases,” Kennedy told the Committee.
Even though America represents just 4.2% of the world’s population, the United States suffered 16% of global COVID-related deaths.
Kennedy added that the chronic disease epidemic is an “existential threat, economically, to our military, to our health, to our sense of well-being.”
The first step in Making America Healthy Again
This announcement represents just the beginning of the Trump administration’s efforts to tackle America’s chronic disease epidemic.
During Kennedy’s confirmation hearings, he outlined his vision: “President Trump has asked me to end the chronic disease epidemic and Make America Healthy Again.”
“If we don’t solve chronic disease, senator, all of the other disputes we have about who’s paying, and whether it’s insurance companies, whether it’s providers, whether it’s HMOs, whether it’s patients or families, all of those are moving deck chairs around on the Titanic,” he said.
Kennedy’s willingness to take on powerful food industry interests shows that Trump’s promise to drain the swamp extends beyond Washington politics to the corporate giants profiting from America’s declining health.
The food industry is expected to fight these changes vigorously, but Kennedy’s reputation as a successful litigator against corporate giants suggests he won’t back down easily.
