That’s about to change. By order of Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin Makary and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., dyes will likely be removed from food by the end of next year. We’re talking about petroleum-based dyes that are blue, green, yellow and red.

U.S. health agencies announced that the food industry will begin "phasing out" eight artificial food dyes in the coming years.

The federal health department has said it will move to phase out eight artificial dyes, citing health concerns.