Comment by noname120

> The dye doesn't make the food taste any different/better.

Taste is a subjective experience and the color definitely makes the food taste different/better, there are plenty of studies on the topic. I agree fully with the rest of your comment though.

Now that we have good quality studies (see meta-analysis[0]) that prove the causal link between food dyes in general and the consequences in the behavior of children, the risk-benefit analysis tilts heavily against them. While we don't necessarily have certainty about which ones are bad, we know that on aggregate they are bad.

This fact alone should be enough to either start state-funded studies to clear this situation out, or ban them entirely and only re-introduce them on a case-by-case basis as they are proven safe by RCTs.

[0] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9573786/