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Read the label: synthetic dyes and what's in our children's food.

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In the EU, foods containing Yellow 5 and five other dyes must carry the warning "may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children."

Receipt Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V

From: FF pocket page: Food (12-17-24) #19Link checked 2026-09-29

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In April 2025, HHS and FDA announced a plan to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the U.S. food supply.

Receipt U.S. FDA, "HHS, FDA to Phase Out Petroleum-Based Synthetic Dyes in Nation's Food Supply," Apr. 22, 2025

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U.S. life expectancy trails other wealthy nations.

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From: FF pocket page: Food (12-17-24) #2Not auto-checked

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Executive Order 619 (September 21, 2023) bars the state Executive Department from purchasing single-use plastic water bottles.

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Tartrazine (Yellow Dye #5) is in snack foods, and also in foods we think of as healthy — pickles, mustard, sports drinks, chewable vitamins.

Receipt Robert F. Kennedy Jr., "Enough is Enough" (video, 2024)

From: FF pocket page: Food (12-17-24) #13, #21

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The first synthetic dyes were made from coal tar; today most are made from petroleum.

Receipt Robert F. Kennedy Jr., "Enough is Enough" (2024)

From: FF pocket page: Food (12-17-24) #14, #20

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The Governor's FY2026 budget proposed ending the sales-tax exemption on candy (a 6.25% tax, about $25 million), which the Legislature rejected.

The administration described it as a reclassification.

Receipt WBUR, 'Massachusetts budget: Maura Healey cuts, candy tax'

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So check your labels — look for Tartrazine / Yellow 5 / FD&C Yellow No. 5.

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From: FF pocket page: Food (12-17-24) #29

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