Texas' attorney general said on Wednesday he has begun investigating Mars, which makes M&M's and Skittles candies, for its alleged refusal to remove synthetic food dyes from its products. Ken Paxton,

The cereal King, Kellog’s recently sold and M&M/Mars, one of the world’s largest candy and confection manufacturers are still clinging to the toxic dyes.

Dozens of ice cream makers pledged on Monday to remove artificial dyes from their products by 2028. The move is the latest voluntary effort by U.S. food manufacturers to heed calls from the Trump administration to remove synthetic dyes over potential health concerns.

( NewsNation) — Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that artificial dyes would be phased out of ice cream products by 2027. The announcement comes as the Food and Drug Administration said it approved a new dye called gardenia blue in an effort to phase out artificial dyes quicker.

US ice cream makers are planning to eliminate a number of artificial colors from their products by 2028, representing another milestone for Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his push to remove the additives from the nation’s food.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is in a war against synthetic food dyes. Here are the major food manufacturers that are phasing out food dyes, and some of the popular products that will be affected.

Two Kansas City ice cream shops are already using natural ingredients instead of artificial dyes, putting them ahead of the FDA’s plans to eliminate synthetic dyes by the end of 2026.

Artificial food dyes are everywhere: in Cheetos, Jolly Ranchers, applesauce, pickles, spinach wraps, ice cream, even Tylenol. Parents of kids who are sensitive to the dyes want them banned.