West Virginia Bans Dyes
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States move to ban or restrict use of synthetic dyes used in candies and cereal
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West Virginia governor signs sweeping statewide ban on seven artificial dyes.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been an outspoken critic.
Food industry says new regulations will make food more expensive, less accessible and lead to less variety on grocery store shelves.
The European Union and some countries have banned or restricted the use of certain food dyes because of potential health risks.
Lawmakers in West Virginia say dyes are often found in sugary foods.
Sponsor Jason Barrett said West Virginia was the first state to approve such a sweeping law.
He cited a bill advancing in Oklahoma that would ban 21 synthetic food dyes and additives.
"With passage of this bill, we are saying to big food corporations that the health of our people comes first ," he said.
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