Rep. Anna Luna (R-Fla.) introduces bill to ban chemical dyes, high-fructose corn syrup in food
Two new bills are on the congressional docket that would ban high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and certain chemical coloring additives from the United States food supply.
Introduced by Rep. Anna Paulina (R-Fla.), the Do or Dye Act and the Stop Spoonfuls of Fake Sugar Act would restrict the use of toxic dyes like Red No. 40 and Yellow Nos. 5 and 6 from food, as well as prohibit toxic HFCS from being used in foods.
If passed and signed into law, the two pieces of legislation would together amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to reclassify all foods containing these toxic ingredients as adulterated.
“It is time that we stop allowing unaccountable corporations and the complicit Food and Drug Administration to poison our families,” Congresswoman Luna said in a statement. “Far too…
