The FDA has approved gardenia (genipin) blue, a natural dye from gardenia fruit, for use in various foods and drinks. This ...

What to know about the effort to get rid of artificial food dyes 04:06. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it has approved the use of three color additives from natural sources ...

The FDA approved three natural food colorings - Galdieria extract blue, butterfly pea flower extract, and calcium phosphate - as alternatives following the ban on using artificial dyes.

The FDA approved three new natural food color additives — galdieria extract, butterfly pea flower extract, and calcium phosphate — to replace synthetic petroleum-based dyes.