Kennedy’s battle against food dyes hits a roadblock: M&M’s
The candy industry is holding out against dropping artificial colors.
From The Times
July 9, 2025

In less than three months, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has secured pledges from some of the world’s biggest food brands to stop using synthetic food dyes in the products they sell to Americans.

A close-up view of colorful M&M’s packed into a tube.

Hilary Swift for The New York Times

Candy manufacturers are still holding out, arguing that Americans like bright sweets. →

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