Food Dyes Found In Cheetos, Skittles, And Other Popular Foods To Be Banned In Iowa By 2026

Are you a fan of Skittles, M&Ms, Pez, Ring Pops? Maybe flamin’ Hot Cheetos, Doritos, Blue Takis? Do you ever crave Mountain Dew Baja Blast, Gatorade, Kool-Aid? Kicking your day off with , Pop-Tarts, Valentine’s Day cookies? It looks like some changes by the FDA could be stepping in to adjust these foods.

This is nothing new. The decision follows long-standing concerns over possible health risks. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has lead this charge saying things like "For too long, some food producers have been feeding Americans petroleum-based chemicals without their knowledge or consent"

Many expected this to happen for awhile now. Cheapism went on to explain the 'FDA’s Phase-Out Plan'

"On April 22, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a press release outlining a plan to eliminate nine synthetic dyes from food. That includes revoking authorizations for older additives, such as Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B, as well as removing six dyes that are still in wide use."

Kids health is a big focus here. Along with ours as well.

This won't all happen at once however. You can also see the full phase out list here.

• FD&C Red No. 3 (Erythrosine), banned earlier this year due to cancer concerns.
• FD&C Red No. 40, one of the most widely used food colorings.
• Citrus Red No. 2, used on orange peels.
• Orange B, historically used in sausage casings.

Looks like the next year will be leading towards the consumers health. You can follow up with more updates through Cheapism.