You're being lied to about the FDA's artificial colors announcement. Some MAGA and MAHA people are claiming this new FDA announcement is solely about allowing "natural" colors to be used in products without having to label them as "artificial." But that's not what the announcement really says.
The announcement never actually defines what qualifies as a non-petroleum "alternative." It draws a single line -- petroleum-based vs. everything else -- and stops there. This is where the loophole opens.
Colorants like caramel color (which can contain the carcinogen 4-MEI), titanium dioxide (banned in the EU over DNA damage concerns), or other heavily processed mineral and chemical-derived colorants are not petroleum-based and could therefore allow product makers to justify a "no artificial colors" label.
The announcement also notably contains no enforcement mechanism. It's a letter of "enforcement discretion" for "voluntary labeling claims," meaning the FDA is simply choosing not to act against the mostly large corporations that will use the label this way.
There's no rulemaking, no formal standard, and no clear accountability if the labeling misleads consumers. The entire approach -- voluntary compliance on the dye phaseout, voluntary labeling standards -- puts the food industry in charge while allowing the FDA to engage in selective enforcement against small manufacturers while granting effective clemency to the large food producers.
No clarity, in other words. No standards. Just "discretion" from the FDA which has a long history of abusing its discretion to protect the profits of the pharmaceutical industry or the food giants.
Feeling poetic today:
People who are nourishing promote nutrition.
People who are toxic promote poison (like glyphosate).
People who are violent promote war.
While those who are loving promote peace.
People who are intellectually strong promote knowledge.
While those are intellectually weak promote censorship.
People who are spiritually strong promote compassion.
While those who are spiritually weak seek vengeance.
People who are generous promote abundance.
And those who are selfish promote scarcity.
People who are courageous promote truth.
While those who are fearful of truth promote silence.
Each day we get to choose what kind of person we become
by choosing what we advocate for our world.
Choose wisely.
- Mike Adams, Feb 21, 2026