RFK Jr's FDA announces it's stripping out 'toxic soup' of food dyes from US supply in massive shakeup | 22 April 2025 | FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary announced the agency will phase out the use of eight artificial food dyes in America's food supply within the next two years. The massive shakeup will free children from the "toxic soup" that makes up much of America's food supply, Dr. Makary said. The Trump administration will set a plan for food companies to follow in order to adequately phase out the use of Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, and Green 3 by the end of 2026 and start using natural alternatives, which the FDA will approve or deny first. "For companies that are currently using petroleum based red dye, try watermelon juice or beet juice," Makary said, lifting small bottles of juice off his podium. "For companies currently combining petroleum-based yellow chemical and red dyes together, try carrot juice."