U.S. health agencies announced that the food industry will begin "phasing out" eight artificial food dyes in the coming years.

That’s about to change. By order of Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin Makary and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., dyes will likely be removed from food by the end of next year. We’re talking about petroleum-based dyes that are blue, green, yellow and red.

Health officials say the initiative will help fast-track the review of safer alternatives. They say the first two dyes out of eight are slated to be eliminated by the end of July.