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FDA Approves Gardenia-Based Blue Dye for Use in Foods and Drinks
TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A natural blue food coloring made from gardenia fruit has been approved by the U.S.
FDA approves gardenia blue for foods as ice cream industry may move to drop artificial dyes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted use the color gardenia (genipin) blue in various foods. Additionally, ice ...
FDA adds new blue food dye from gardenia fruit
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the use of a new blue color additive from the gardenia fruit the ...
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FDA Approves Another Natural Color: Gardenia (Genipin) Blue
That makes four natural color additives approved by the new administration, which also encouraged processors to hasten the ...
FDA accepts MAHA-approved natural gardenia blue food dye
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new blue color additive on Monday. The dye is derived from the fruit of the ...
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FDA approves gardenia blue as natural food color additive
The FDA approves gardenia blue as a natural food color additive, marking another step toward eliminating synthetic dyes from the food supply. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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The FDA Just Approved a New Blue Food Dye. Is It an Allergen?
Gardenia (genipin) blue is the fourth natural food color additive the FDA has approved this year, but how is it made?
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FDA approves natural color additive gardenia blue, asks for quicker phase-out of Red No. 3
The FDA has approved the natural color additive gardenia (genipin) blue for use in various foods and drinks at “levels ...
The FDA Just Approved Another Natural Food Dye for Use in Several Common Snacks and Drinks
The FDA just approved a new natural color additive for use in food, named gardenia (genipin) blue. This color is derived from the flowering evergreen plants, gardenias, and marks the fourth natural ...
This Ice Cream Brand Has Committed to Removing Synthetic Food Dyes
Many U.S. ice cream brands — accounting for over 90% of national sales — have pledged to remove artificial food dyes like Red ...
What Parents Should Know About the FDA’s Latest Food Additive Approval
Months after the FDA approved three natural food additives, it's added another to the list. Experts share what parent should ...
FDA approves new blue food dye derived from gardenia fruit
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new blue color additive derived from the fruit of the gardenia, a flowering evergreen. The color is approved for use in sports drinks, ...