A federal court has temporarily blocked West Virginia's ban on artificial dyes in food and beverages, siding with color manufacturers who argued the law was unconstitutionally vague. The ruling pauses ...

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - A preliminary injunction has been granted this evening, which pauses the enforcement of a new West Virginia law banning various artificial food dyes. In a 30-page court order ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A federal judge has temporarily paused West Virginia’s ban on artificial dyes in foods before it can take effect, granting a ...

On December 23, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia granted a motion for a preliminary injunction that temporarily pauses a key provision of West Virginia's law ...

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued a statement after a federal district court judge granted a food dye trade group's request for an injunction, according to WDTV. West Virginia House Bill 2354 ...

A federal judge’s preliminary injunction order would halt the enforcement of portions of a newly passed West Virginia law banning certain artificial food dyes. Irene Berger U.S. District Judge Irene ...

West Virginia food dye ban blocked in court as state vows to press ahead Food activist Vani Hari weighs in after a West Virginia judge blocked enforcement of a law banning certain artificial food dyes ...

A federal judge granted on Tuesday a preliminary injunction order that would prevent the enforcement of parts of West Virginia’s H.B. 2354, which takes aim at artificial food dyes. U.S. District Judge ...

A federal judge has temporarily paused West Virginia’s ban on artificial dyes in foods before it can take effect, granting a request from an additive industry group. U.S. District Judge Irene Berger ...

CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s new law banning certain food dyes and additives in food sold in the state doesn’t go into effect until 2028. But a federal judge issued a halt on the law while the case ...