Longtime Efforts to Ban Artificial Food Dyes & Preservatives Finally Coming to Fruition!

In March 2011, Processed-Free America (aka Center for Processed-Free Living) submitted arguments against artificial food coloring to the United States Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Now, 14 years later, the country is starting to pay attention. Listen in this week as Dee discusses the recent ban on 7 food dyes in West Virginia, and similar proposed bans in 23 other states. She explores the science behind artificial colorings, the potential effects on behavior and health that led to this decision, and tips on how to avoid artificial colors in your diet. References: Link to Processed-Free America's arguments against artificial food colors: Rogers, K. (2025, March 29). Over half of US states are trying to eliminate food dyes. Here’s what you can do now. CNN Health. Here's the link to Dee's book The Science of Skinny (the chapter she was referring to is Chapter 7: Food Chemistry Gone Mad):

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Longtime Efforts to Ban Artificial Food Dyes & Preservatives Finally Coming to Fruition! is an episode from Diet Science by Dee and Michael McCaffrey.

This episode is 0:11:27 long.

This episode was published on Mar 30, 2025.

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