CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The International Association of Color Manufacturers (IACM) sued West Virginia on Oct. 6, saying that the state’s ban on food dyes and additives is unconstitutional. H.B.

The ruling is a setback for the "Make America Healthy Again" movement, which has pushed ingredient restrictions in states.

CHARLESTON — A national trade group representing businesses that manufacture food dyes is taking West Virginia to court over its new law banning certain food dyes, additives and preservatives. The ...

Food activist Vani Hari weighs in after a West Virginia judge blocked enforcement of a law banning certain artificial food dyes, arguing corporate interests are being prioritized over children’s ...

CHARLESTON — The International Association of Color Manufacturers is suing West Virginia health and school leaders over a new state law that bans certain artificial food dyes from being included in ...

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey in March signed into law a ban on seven artificial dyes from foods served in schools across the state. The ban on the dyes in school meals took effect Aug. 1 before ...

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 ...

Ring-shaped cereal pieces dyed red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. West Virginia enacted the US’s first broad ban on synthetic food dyes in March. On Monday, an industry group filed the ...

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 ...

When a group of West Virginia legislators in February introduced a bill that would ban a slate of artificial dyes from school meals within months, school districts didn’t expect it to gain much ...

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 ...