What’s Wrong With Our Food Dyes? | Dr. David Gortler

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🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Since RFK Jr., now the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, showed the nation the color difference between Canadian Froot Loops and U.S. Froot Loops, Americans are becoming more aware of what’s in the food we eat. And one of the major offenders? Food dyes. Some of the food dyes in everyday products like breakfast cereals and candy actually come from coal tar, petroleum, and other concerning origins. Even worse, these dyes add nothing to the flavor—their only purpose is better marketing for companies. So how did we end up in this situation? And what does the FDA’s recent announcement mean for these food dyes?

Here to explain is Dr. David Gortler, a Senior Research Fellow for Public Health Policy and Regulation here at The Heritage Foundation.

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Dr. Gortler on FDA food dyes: https://www.heritage.org/health-care-reform/commentary/fda-gras-additives-and-artificial-food-coloring-banned-many-countries

Dr. Gortler’s work at Heritage.org: https://www.heritage.org/staff/david-gortler-pharmd

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0:44.7	The This is Heritage Explains. For the last 50 years, American children have increasingly been living in a toxic soup of synthetic chemicals.
0:53.3	That was U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty McCarrie.
0:58.3	Since RFK Jr., now the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, showed the nation
1:03.5	the color difference between Canadian fruit loops and U.S. fruit loops.
1:07.6	Americans are becoming more aware of what's in the food we eat. And one of the major offenders,
1:13.5	food dyes. Some of the food dyes in everyday products like breakfast cereals and candy
1:18.7	actually come from coal tar, petroleum, and other concerning origins. Even worse, these dyes add
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