Experts say restricting food options by banning artificial dyes is not the best way to improve nutrition, especially in rural Oklahoma.

Major American brands have vowed to remove synthetic food dyes from their products, but M&M’s and Skittles, made by Mars, remain colorful holdouts. Mars has continued to use synthetic dyes in ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign to eliminate synthetic food dyes from the American food supply is facing stiff resistance from one of the country’s most iconic candy makers ...

Dyers say pigments can imprint a favorite color on clothing, quilts or even yarn and give them a way to connect with nature and preserve it.

Nestle USA said on Wednesday that it would fully eliminate synthetic food colors from its U.S. food and beverage portfolio by mid-2026.

Kraft Heinz says it will remove all chemical dyes from its products by the end of 2027. That includes colorful products such as Kool-Aid, Jell-O, and Crystal Light. The food company says it will ...

Kraft Heinz to Eliminate All Chemical Dyes Over Next 2 Years The maker of Kool-Aid and Jell-O announced the change two months after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to ban artificial food dyes.

Using invasive species to dye yarn Invasive species are a big ecological problem. But former Lake Superior College biology professor Theresa Hornstein has found they can serve a purpose.

Use Natural Plant Dyes to Infuse Memories Onto Fabrics Dyers say pigments can imprint a favorite color on clothing, quilts or even yarn and give them a way to connect with nature and preserve it.

Artificial dyes are used widely in U.S. foods. In Canada and in Europe — where synthetic colors are required to carry warning labels — manufacturers mostly use natural substitutes.

Food manufacturers will phase out eight synthetic dyes from all U.S. products by the end of 2026.

In lab tests, separate sheets of nanocellulose film that had been treated with each of the additives were applied to dye-sensitized solar cells, which were then placed under a UV lamp for 1,000 hours.