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Latest from Food Politics: The dairy industry promises to take color dyes out of ice cream (by 2028). And an update on the color situation.

USDA Secretary Rollins held a press conference with the dairy industry to announce the removal of artificial color dyes. This is a voluntary, proactive pledge to eliminate the use of Red 3, Red 40, Green 3, Blue 1, Blue 2, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6 from ...
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By Marion Nestle

The dairy industry promises to take color dyes out of ice cream (by 2028). And an update on the color situation.

USDA Secretary Rollins held a press conference with the dairy industry to announce the removal of artificial color dyes.

This is a voluntary, proactive pledge to eliminate the use of Red 3, Red 40, Green 3, Blue 1, Blue 2, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6 from ice cream and other frozen dairy desserts by 2028.  “I applaud the International Dairy Foods Association for stepping up to eliminate certified artificial colors,” Secretary Kennedy said. “The American people have made it clear—they want real food, not chemicals. Together with Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, we’re holding the food industry accountable and driving a nationwide effort to Make America Healthy Again.”

In 2029, when the dyes are out of ice cream, ice cream will still be ice cream.  Alas.

Here’s an update on what’s happening with artificial colors.  But before getting to it, here’s the result of my research trip to England: Froot Loops with no artificial colors.   Check out what they look like.

Iceland Food Warehouse, Oxford. Photo Jean Lavigne.

And now for the latest on the cancelling of artificial color additives.

I think it’s great that these dyes wildl be gone eventually, but removing them is not going to Make America Healthy Again.  Ultra-processed cereals will still be ultra-processed.  Candy will still be candy.

This may be a win, but it’s a distraction from the irrepable damage the Trump administration is doing to our health, education, and healthcare systems.

For analyses of the tension between MAGA and MAHA, see:

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Marion Nestle

Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, Emerita


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