On Tuesday (April 22, 2025), HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary held a Press Event and issued a Press Release to announce the intent to phase out the use of petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the nation’s food supply and medications as part of the Trump Administration’s efforts to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA).
AFOA’s General Counsel, Olsson Frank Weeda, is monitoring this evolving situation, and will provide additional detailed information in the coming weeks.