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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jonel Aleccia and Matthew Perrone

RFK Jr. plans to phase out eight artificial dyes from the US food supply

APTOPIX Kennedy Autism - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

U.S. health officials said they plan to phase out eight petroleum-based artificial colors from the nation's food supply, triggering an overhaul of scores of brightly hued products on American store shelves.

Details of the plan are expected to be announced Tuesday afternoon by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, who have advocated the change as part of Kennedy's “Make America Healthy Again” agenda.

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