The White House asked companies to remove Red No. 3, an artificial color in candy and cereal, sooner than the 2027 deadline put in place by the Biden administration.

According to today's announcement from the FDA, an estimated 40% of the food industry has committed to voluntarily phasing out petroleum-based dyes. That includes major brands like Heinz and General Mills, both of which promised this June to start removing synthetic dyes from their products.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the use of a new blue color additive from the gardenia fruit the fourth coloring from natural sources added in the last two months.