Federal judge partially blocks West Virginia artificial food‑dye and preservative ban
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An Obama‑appointed federal judge issued a partial injunction against West Virginia’s "Make America Healthy Again" law, blocking parts of the statewide ban set to bar seven artificial dyes and the preservatives butylated hydroxyanisole and propylparaben from all food sold beginning Jan. 1, 2028, while leaving intact a separate school‑lunch prohibition on the seven dyes effective Aug. 1, 2025. Gov. Patrick Morrisey called the ruling "premature and incorrectly decided" and vowed to appeal, and MAHA backers said the decision is a setback but contend other states and manufacturers are already following West Virginia’s lead.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and MAHA Agenda