{"id":27618,"date":"2025-05-12T21:51:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T21:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=27618"},"modified":"2025-05-12T22:24:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T22:24:58","slug":"the-f-d-a-has-approved-three-natural-food-colorings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=27618","title":{"rendered":"The F.D.A. Has Approved Three \u2018Natural\u2019 Food Colorings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here is what we know about their safety and how they\u2019ll be used.<\/p>\n

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On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it had approved three new \u201cnatural\u201d food colorings<\/a> to be used in foods and drinks like candies, smoothies, potato chips and breakfast cereals.<\/p>\n

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. health secretary, has implied that these dyes are safer alternatives to synthetic dyes<\/a>, like Blue No. 1 and Blue No. 2, which limited research has linked to behavioral issues<\/a> in some children.<\/p>\n

Just because a product is natural doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s safer, said Susan Mayne, an adjunct professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health and a former director at the F.D.A. who was focused on food safety.<\/p>\n

Still, the agency typically uses a rigorous process to vet new color additives, she said. And there\u2019s nothing to indicate that these additives are harmful, Dr. Mayne and other experts we spoke with said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Here is what we know.<\/p>\n