FDA Enables More Companies to Place ‘No Artificial Colors’ on Food Packaging

‘We are making it easier for companies to move away from petroleum-based synthetic colors,’ the health secretary said.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration building in White Oak, Md., on June 5, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Federal regulators on Feb. 5 said that companies can label food and drinks as having no artificial colors, provided any added colors come from natural sources.

The Food and Drug Administration previously prohibited companies from labeling products with the designation “no artificial colors” unless the products had no added colors whatsoever.