West Virginia’s artificial food dye ban still blocked by judge; bill to address it died in Senate

By: Amelia Ferrell Knisely

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: March 25, 2026

Words: 1,208

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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A GOP-backed bill meant to make changes to West Virginia’s ban on certain colorful artificial dyes failed to make it to the governor’s desk this year. For now, the food dye ban – one of the first of its kind in the country – remains temporarily blocked by a federal judge.

While the bill aimed at tweaking the artificial food dye ban passed the House of Delegates, it faced tougher scrutiny in the Senate, …

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