A federal court has temporarily blocked West Virginia's ban on artificial dyes in food and beverages, siding with color manufacturers who argued the law was unconstitutionally vague. The ruling pauses ...

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 ...

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 ...

On December 23, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia granted a motion for a preliminary injunction that temporarily pauses a key provision of West Virginia's law ...

A federal judge granted on Tuesday a preliminary injunction order that would prevent the enforcement of parts of West Virginia’s H.B. 2354, which takes aim at artificial food dyes. U.S. District Judge ...

The legislature approved a phase out of the use of a large number of artificial dyes used as food additives from being sold in the Mountain State. A lawsuit filed in December blocked implementation of ...

A federal judge in West Virginia has temporarily blocked the state’s ban on artificial dyes in foods before it can take effect, granting a request from an industry group. U.S. District Judge Irene ...

To the relief of food manufacturers rushing to find natural substitutes for synthetic food dyes, a federal court has temporarily halted the enforcement of West Virginia’s House Bill 2354 (HB 2354). 2 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A federal judge has temporarily paused West Virginia’s ban on artificial dyes in foods before it can take effect, granting a ...

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 ...