How Tish and Snooky Bellomo, the Manic Panic Sisters, Spend a Day Rocking Out

Tish and Snooky Bellomo are still creating wild hair dye colors for the brand, which took off in the 1980s. But they also make time for harp lessons, Italian dinners and the sauna.

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Big Food’s Fight Against Kennedy Is Heating Up

A new industry group wants to set aside the piecemeal state-by-state approach imposing food dye and labeling laws in favor of federal control. The opposition has roiled the MAHA coalition.

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Aldi’s Passionate, Cultlike Following Fuels Its Rapid Expansion Plans

“It feels like I’m at a bougie store, but I’m not paying bougie prices,” one shopper said of the discount grocer, which is set to open hundreds of stores as consumers look to save and buy organic.

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RFK Jr.’s Battle Against Food Dyes Hits a Roadblock: M&M’s

The health secretary has used peer pressure to persuade food makers to nix synthetic dyes. The candy industry is holding out, arguing American consumers like bright sweets.

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How Might Jell-O Look and Taste When Artificial Dyes Are Removed?

Replacing artificial colors in foods with algae, fruits and spices and achieving the same look and taste is challenging — and expensive.

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Kraft Heinz to Eliminate All Chemical Dyes Over Next 2 Years

The maker of Kool-Aid and Jell-O announced the change two months after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to ban artificial food dyes.

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The F.D.A. Has Approved Three ‘Natural’ Food Colorings

Here is what we know about their safety and how they’ll be used.

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Kennedy Wants to Ban Some Food Dyes. Here’s What the Data Shows.

The federal health department has said it will move to phase out eight artificial dyes, citing health concerns.

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RFK Jr. Wants to Ban Chemical Dyes. Food Makers Are in No Hurry.

Companies make packaged food without synthetic dyes in other countries. But despite pressure from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the change isn’t likely to happen quickly in the United States.

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RFK Jr. Announces Ban on Food Dyes and Says ‘Sugar Is Poison’

The health secretary is ratcheting up his campaign against the food industry.

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