What kind of ingredient are they phasing out of foods?

In 2025, U.S. regulators announced a plan to phase out synthetic food dyes, the bright artificial colors added to snacks and cereal to make them look extra vivid, over concern about whether they might affect children's health.

Sugar and salt were not the target here. Both are common ingredients used for taste, not color, so they raise different questions and weren't part of this dye-focused plan.

Food makers can swap synthetic dyes for natural colorings made from things like beet juice or turmeric, though matching the exact same bright shade can be tricky.