[robotnikman]

Good, there is a reason why just about every other country outlaws these.

[sensen]

Can you clearly state what that reason is? The only reason stated in the article is that this move "is in line with evolving customer preferences and in support of a more transparent food system".

[4d4m]

They're mainly petrochemicals and were dubiously granted protected status. Lots of colors are poisions, read "A Rainbow of Risks" - great paper on documented problems with these

[eYrKEC2]

Some dyes _have_ been found to be carcinogenic and outlawed in the USA, even prior to this administration.

From there, you then apply the "precautionary principle" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precautionary_principle .