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Ban unhealthy food dyes, those to which our bodies have a net negative reaction over time, regardless of their origin. There are plenty of perfectly fine synthe

Ban unhealthy food dyes, those to which our bodies have a net negative reaction over time, regardless of their origin. There are plenty of perfectly fine synthetic food dyes and ingredients that are inert or no worse than natural ones, even those derived from petroleum. To digress slightly, while I can agree that food dye serves primarily aesthetic purposes and has little value beyond that, many of these food additives increase shelf life and stability, thus preventing food waste and contributing to the abundance that many parts of the world enjoy, and hopefully, in the future, many more places will be able to enjoy as well.

Symbiote 2y ago
In the UK, labeling regulations allowed consumers to choose products with vegetable dyes while only banning the worst. Consumer pressure then led to many manufacturers switching to vegetable dyes to maintain sales. American M&Ms use synthetic dyes: > Coloring (includes Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Blue 2 Lake, Red 40, Blue 1 Lake, Blue 1, Blue 2, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake) UK (and probably EU) M&Ms: > Colours (E100, Carmine, E133, E160a, E160e, E170) Or curcumin, brilliant blue (blue 1 lake), beta-carotene (carrots), apocarotene (spinach), calcium carbonate (chalk). The British equivalent, Smarties, goes further and uses spirulina for the blue one.