Food dyes serve no purpose, yet you’ll find them in products from breakfast cereals to dog food. Some food dyes actually come from coal tar, petroleum, and other concerning origins. How did we end up with these harmful dyes in our food, and what does the FDA’s recent announcement about phasing out certain dyes mean for the future of American food products?

Watch this full episode of the Heritage Explains podcast with Dr. David Gortler, a Senior Research Fellow for Public Health Policy and Regulation at The Heritage Foundation, at Heritage.org/heritage-explains

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