The Trump administration is set to unveil a plan to remove petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the country’s food supply, ramping up pressure on food companies, according to a media advisory sent

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr is set to announce a ban on certain artificial food dyes in the US, according to a statement from the health agency. Kennedy plans to announce the phasing out of petroleum-based synthetic dyes as a "major step forward in the Administration's efforts to Make America Healthy Again" the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Monday.