Large American ice manufacturers were committed on Monday to do without synthetic dyes from 2028 in favor of natural dyes. Some of them are suspected of being linked to behavioral disorders in children.
The members of the International Association of Dairy Products (IDFA), which claims more than 90% of the volumes sold in the United States, will give up six different dyes authorized so far by the American agency for food and pharmaceutical products (FDA).
The Trump administration had announced at the end of April the revocation of the authorization of the two other artificial dyes appearing on the list of FDA dietary colors, a ninth reference having been suppressed by the Biden government in January.
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Since taking office, the Secretary of Health Robert Kennedy Jr. has approached the junk food and has promised to eliminate artificial dyes from all over the food industry, mainly on the basis of volunteering.
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According to the Minister, with the commitment of ice producers, the proportion of the food sector which has promised to no longer use synthetic dyes is now between 35% and 40%.
This is added, said Robert Kennedy Jr at a press conference, at 35% linked to organic companies or using exclusively natural products.
Increased appeal to natural products
To allow the food industry to succeed in this transition, explained the minister, the FDA accelerated the approval of natural dyes. Four new references have been authorized since the nomination of Donald Trump.
For consumers, the abandonment of artificial dyes could, however, translate into possibly less red or less green ice cream.
Opponents of the Minister
Some major food players are still resisting, including the Mars group, which recently argued that its products, some of which contain synthetic dyes, were “safe” and “in accordance with the standards in force”.
The National Association of Confectioners (NCA) has refused to answer the call of Robert Kennedy Jr., believing that its conclusions were not based on convincing studies.
Infantile behavior disorders
Some studies have shown a link between the consumption of artificial dyes and behavioral disorders in children.
According to IDFA, Americans eat an average of 8.6 kg of ice per year per person.
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