Nationwide Ban Is Good For New York State Kids?

2025 will be here soon and it may be the year that we see a ban put in place that would impact all of the United State and New York.

As we wait for Christmas to arrive, and plan out our new year goals, lawmakers are trying to plan ahead for the new year as well. For years, officials and health advocates have tried to put a ban on certain food dyes.

What is next? There are some who are calling for a nationwide ban on red dyes.

NBC News reports that: "At the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee meeting Thursday, Jim Jones, the FDA’s deputy commissioner for human foods, said it’s been over a decade since the safety of the synthetic color additive Red No. 40 has been re-evaluated".

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In California, laws are already being reworked regarding the dyes used in food for schools.

Perhaps you have heard about or read about the other states that are trying to end the use of red dye. It would affect certain candies like Skittles or Sour Patch Kids.

According to dailymail.co.uk, in California, they may be closer to the end for red dye candies.

If the bill becomes law, it will block five chemicals from being used in foods sold or manufactured in the state. Each of these chemicals is already banned in the EU. Among the affected chemicals in Red 3, a food dye used in some candies. Previous research linked exposure to it to cancer in mice.

WHAT HAPPENS WITH RED DYE IN KIDS?

We have noticed how our kids react after eating red dye. One of our sons was having horrible headaches and a slight fever every now and then. Mom and I finally realized it was happening after he was eating red dye in various drinks and candies.