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Kennedy set to announce ban on artificial food dyes (www.bbc.com)

submitted 3 months ago by pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to c/politics@sh.itjust.works

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Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr is set to announce a ban on certain artificial food dyes in the US, according to a statement from the health agency.

Kennedy plans to announce the phasing out of petroleum-based synthetic dyes as a "major step forward in the Administration's efforts to Make America Healthy Again" the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Monday.

No exact dates for the changes were provided, but HHS said Kennedy would announce more details at a news conference on Tuesday.

The dyes - which are found in dozens of foods, including breakfast cereals, candy, snacks and beverages - have been linked to neurological problems in some children.

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[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (8 children)

Ok, artificial food dyes are bad? Ban them! Heavy metals, PCBs, PFAS? Double that shit.

Also, I don't think that artificial food dyes are particularly good for you, but our food is objectively bad for you. Ban sugary pop. Ban Flaming Hot Cheetos. Ban deli meats. Ban Velveeta. Ban bleached/sugary bread. Banning dyes may be good, but don't skim the surface and tell me you're doing me favors.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Wait what’s wrong with deli meats?

[–] kipo@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

https://foodrevolution.org/blog/processed-meat-and-cancer/

A 2021 systematic review and meta-analysis of 148 published articles found that processed meat consumption was associated with a 6% greater breast cancer risk, an 18% greater colorectal cancer risk, a 21% greater colon cancer risk, and a 22% greater rectal cancer risk.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

How much processed meat consumption, though? And what denotes "processed?"

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