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Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Nestlé Is Making a Big Change to Its Products
Since the beginning of the year, the spotlight has been shining on the ingredients found in our foods—specifically synthetic food dyes. On Jan. 15, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced its plans to ban Red Dye No. 3. The food additive was determined to violate the Delaney Clause of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), which prohibits the use of any food additive that has been found to cause cancer in humans or animals. While Red Dye No. 3 has not been linked to any cancer cases in humans, two studies found that high levels of the additive caused cancer in male lab rats. The FDA declared a deadline for companies to remove Red Dye No. 3 from all products by 2027 to 2028. Since the ruling, all eyes have been on the other six FD&C colors the FDA have deemed safe for food use. In April, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shared new steps the FDA was taking to remove all petroleum-based synthetic food dyes from all products in the U.S., including the remaining FD&C colors. While not mandatory, the FDA is 'requesting' companies remove Red Dye No. 3 from all products before the deadline, as well as 'working with the industry' to ban FD&C Green No. 3, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Blue No. 1, and FD&C Blue No. 2 by the end of 2026. Some companies have been proactive in removing the dyes—like Sam's Club, Kraft Heinz, and General Mills. Now, Nestlé is the latest company to announce its plans to remove all FD&C colors from its products. On June 25, Nestlé released a statement declaring plans to 'fully eliminate FD&C colors in its U.S. food and beverage portfolio by mid-2026.' The company stated that it has been working to remove synthetic dyes and 'identify alternative solutions' for over a decade, which has resulted in more than 90% of its products being free of FD&C color additives. Nestlé says it should be 100% synthetic dye-free within the next 12 months. 'As [customers'] diverse dietary preferences and nutritional needs evolve, we evolve with them,' said Marty Thompson, Nestlé USA's CEO, in a press release. Nestlé didn't provide a list of the products that will be changing, but some of its products that still contain synthetic food dyes include select Nesquik milks and some Nestlé Toll House cookie doughs. Nestlé will replace the synthetic FD&C colors with naturally-derived colorants like turmeric, vegetable juice, and annatto extract—similar to what Aldi and Trader Joe's have been using for years. Thompson added that "Nestlé USA remains committed to providing consumers with affordable, high-quality food and beverages.' Read the original article on ALLRECIPES
Khaleej Times
19-02-2025
- Health
- Khaleej Times
US food chief resigns in protest at Trump mass firings: Reports
A senior US Food and Drug Administration official who recently oversaw the agency's banning of a colouring linked to cancer has resigned to protest against "indiscriminate" firings by President Donald Trump's government, reports said on Tuesday. Jim Jones, who joined the FDA in 2023, wrote in a letter seen by Bloomberg News that the layoffs of 89 staffers in the food division which he heads will severely hinder efforts to implement Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr's agenda of improving Americans' diets. "I was looking forward to working to pursue the department's agenda of improving the health of Americans by reducing diet-related chronic disease and risks from chemicals in food," he said, but the new administration's "disdain for the very people" needed to make these goals a reality meant it was "fruitless for me to continue in this role". The resignation was first reported by industry publication Food Fix. Jones's departure comes amid widespread federal job cuts involving thousands of people, as Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency spearheads an aggressive downsizing initiative, particularly targeting employees still within their probationary period, which lasts at least a year. Last week, AFP reported that nearly half of an elite team of epidemiologists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), known as the "disease detectives", were also dismissed. Experts warn that such cuts could endanger public health, especially as concerns grow over the potential for a broader bird flu outbreak in humans. Jones, who previously served in the Environmental Protection Agency, last month oversaw a ban on Red Dye No 3, a colouring long known to cause cancer in animals but still widely used in thousands of US food products.
