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28 Sep: Act to Ban Harmful Food Dyes Takes Bold Step Toward Cleaner, Safer Food

Synthetic food dyes — many of them petroleum-based — have long been linked to health concerns ranging from behavioral issues in children to cancer risks. Yet they remain available to be legally included in the U.S. food supply. That’s why the introduction of Rep. Grace Meng’s Ban Harmful Food Dyes Act takes a bold step toward cleaner, safer food. This…

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14 Aug: Safe Baby Formula Act: Protecting Our Littlest Citizens from Toxic Metals

If you care deeply about what goes into the bodies of our children, the newly proposed Safe Baby Formula Act, S. 2371, deserves your full attention. Introduced by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and supported by a growing list of advocates in Congress, the Safe Baby Formula Act aims to ensure the safety of infant formula by regulating toxic metals. It…

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28 Jul: Reintroduced Bill Would Require FDA to Regularly Reassess Food Chemicals

Two members of Congress have reintroduced the Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2025 (H.R. 4306) that would ensure chemicals introduced into our food supply years ago are still safe today. H.R. 4306 would require the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation to ensure chemicals that entered the food supply chain through self-reporting or…