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FDA Approves Gardenia Blue Dye as Natural Alternative to Synthetic Colors
FDA approves gardenia-derived blue dye for food and drinks, offering a safer, plant-based alternative to synthetic colors.
FDA adds new blue food dye from gardenia fruit
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the use of a new blue color additive from the gardenia fruit the ...
The FDA Just Approved Another Natural Food Dye for Use in Several Common Snacks and Drinks
The FDA just approved a new natural color additive for use in food, named gardenia (genipin) blue. This color is derived from the flowering evergreen plants, gardenias, and marks the fourth natural ...
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FDA Approves Gardenia-Based Blue Dye for Use in Foods and Drinks
This new color is part of a bigger push to phase out artificial dyes, which have raised concerns in recent years.
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FDA approves natural blue color, urges accelerated phaseout of synthetic red dye
The White House asked companies to remove Red No. 3, an artificial color in candy and cereal, sooner than the 2027 deadline ...
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Turkey Hill will phase out artificial dye, use new FDA approved blue food dye in ice cream
Dozens of companies — including Lancaster County-based Turkey Hill — are pledging to remove artificial dyes from their products by 2027.
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FDA Approves Blue Dye from Gardenia Plant, Encourages Faster Phase-Out of Red No. 3
Gardenia blue is the fourth color derived from natural sources approved by the FDA for use in foods in the last two months.
RFK Jr. Announces New FDA Approved Plant-Based Blue Dye
During a press conference on Monday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke about a Gardenia-based ...
FDA accepts MAHA-approved natural gardenia blue food dye
The Gardenia Blue Interest Group, which petitioned the government to approve the dye, has asked the FDA to make an exemption for the dye from being labeled as an allergen due to the soy protein. Soy ...
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Most Major Ice Cream Brands Will Remove Synthetic Dyes by 2028
HealthDay News — About 90% of the ice cream sold in the US will no longer contain artificial dyes by 2028, federal health officials announced.
FDA approves Gardenia blue as natural dye, boosting options for food and dairy makers
The FDA has approved Gardenia blue as a natural food dye, part of a broader push by Health and Human Services to support dairy and clean ingredients.
FDA approves new blue food dye derived from gardenia fruit
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new blue color additive derived from the fruit of the gardenia, a flowering evergreen. The color is approved for use in sports drinks, ...