Ep. 211. Kathy Sanzo: The Implications of FDA's Synthetic Food Dye Phase-Out

Ep. 211. Kathy Sanzo: The Implications of FDA's Synthetic Food Dye Phase-Out

From Food Safety Matters by Food Safety Magazine

February 10, 2026 · 59 min

About this episode

Kathy Sanzo discusses the FDA's voluntary phase-out of synthetic food dyes and its implications for the food industry.

Kathleen Sanzo, J.D. is Co-Chair of Morgan Lewis' life sciences industry team. She centers her practice on regulatory and compliance issues connected to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -regulated products. She leads and counsels clients on all legal and regulatory issues concerning food, dietary supplements, and cosmetic product manufacture, approval, marketing, and distribution; food, drug, and device compliance and enforcement matters; and consumer product issues regulated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and state enforcement agencies, among other areas. A frequent author and co-author on publications related to FDA matters, Kathleen regularly speaks on these issues at industry events. She serves as Vice Chair of the Consumer Product Regulation Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, and is a member of the Food and Drug Law Institute's Medical Products Committee. In this episode of Food Safety Matters , we speak with Kathy [32:33] about: Why FDA chose a voluntary approach to phasing out synthetic food dyes, the implications of this approach, and industry's response Why state-level food additive…

People in this episode

Guest: Kathy Sanzo

Topics covered

  • FDA regulations
  • synthetic food dyes
  • food safety
  • legal compliance
  • state vs federal law
  • supply chain impacts

Keywords

  • synthetic food dyes
  • FDA
  • food safety
  • regulatory compliance
  • state laws
  • supply chain
  • legal risks

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Organizations: Morgan Lewis, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, American Bar Association, Food and Drug Law Institute

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