Artificial food dyes have been a hot topic over the past few years, prompting California lawmakers to propose and pass several bills designed to tamp down on their use in the state. The latest, called the California School Food Safety Act, was signed into law last month, making it illegal for public schools to offer food to children that contains any of six different artificial dyes, including Red No. 40 and Yellow No. 5, when it goes into effect at the end of 2027.
California tends to be a leader in food safety legislation, and now people in other areas of the country are pushing for products to change their use of synthetic food dyes. Earlier this week, protesters gathered outside the Michigan headquarters of WK Kellogg Co. to demand that the company remove artificial food dyes from its Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, and other breakfast cereals.
