Pickles. Sports drinks. Your favorite breakfast cereal. Artificial food dyes are lurking in a lot of stuff — but that’s about to end. Earlier this spring, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a ban on petroleum-based artificial food dyes (including Red Dye No.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized the dyes and pressured manufacturers to remove them from foods.

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) partnered with national ice cream makers to work toward eliminating certified artificial dyes from ice cream products made with real milk.

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.

In addition to finding these dyes in brightly colored processed foods, the researchers also found them in more muted foods like blueberry bagels, taco shells, carbonated drinks, and hot dog buns. Overall, they were present in about 1 out of every 5 foods and beverages.

Right fielder Jermaine Dye was the World Series Most Valuable Player in that series. Dye, 51, was back with his teammates to celebrate this weekend.

The U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pressuring food companies to phase out synthetic dyes as part of his “Make America Healthy Again” campaign, according to the New York Times.

It can also feel good to press a cold compress or ice pack against your eyes. Andreoli’s patients usually find that doing so reduces swelling, redness, and that maddening desire to scratch.