{"id":2525334,"date":"2025-12-26T21:04:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T02:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maha-hits-roadblock-after-obama-judge-sides-with-conglomeration-of-food-dye-corporations\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T21:09:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T02:09:48","slug":"maha-hits-roadblock-after-obama-judge-sides-with-conglomeration-of-food-dye-corporations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maha-hits-roadblock-after-obama-judge-sides-with-conglomeration-of-food-dye-corporations\/","title":{"rendered":"MAHA Hits Roadblock After Obama Judge Sides with Conglomeration of Food Dye Corporations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaha-hits-roadblock-after-obama-judge-sides-with-conglomeration-of-food-dye-corporations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2525334&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">federal judge<\/a> has temporarily blocked West Virginia&#8217;s effort to ban certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-hits-top-food-ceos-with-ultimatum-on-junk-ingredients-in-our-food\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. Hits Top Food CEOs with Ultimatum on Junk Ingredients in Our Food\">artificial food dyes<\/a> and additives. The Republican-backed House Bill 2354 would have prohibited ingredients labeled as adulterants, including butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and common FD&#038;C colors like Red 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2 and Green 3. The measure was promoted locally by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Gov. Patrick Morrisey as part of a wider push against food additives.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Irene Berger, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, granted a preliminary injunction after the International Association of Color Manufacturers (IACM) sued. The IACM argued the state law usurps the FDA&#8217;s authority, interferes with interstate commerce and would cause economic harm to ingredient and food companies; it also stressed that the challenged color additives are FDA\u2011approved and widely studied. Berger sided with the plaintiffs on the injunction but rejected the claim that the statute was an unlawful bill of attainder.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Morrisey criticized the ruling as premature and said his administration is considering further legal options.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A number of groups have found themselves the target of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s ire &mdash; and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-dropped-out-to-save-democrats-not-democracy\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Dropped Out To Save Democrats, Not Democracy\">supporters&#038;rsquo<\/a>; ire, as well &mdash; over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats, far-leftists, globalists, and the establishment media all immediately come to mind, but a new class of people has seemingly skyrocketed up that list during Trump&rsquo;s second term: federal judges, particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-kilmar-abrego-garcia-released-obama-judge-freed-despite-ms-13-trafficking-wife-beating-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ones appointed<\/a> by Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an architect of the &ldquo;Make America Healthy Again&rdquo; movement, is the latest person in Trump&rsquo;s orbit to feel the squeeze of an intrusive federal judge.<\/p>\n<p>Back in March, Kennedy spoke in Martinsburg, West Virginia, alongside Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iJBF_Ar6dsk?si=eqScqegjVDVL5Fiq\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Of the many topics mentioned by Kennedy and Morrisey, one of the big ones (and one that&rsquo;s been a big national promise, as well) was tackling the issue of food dyes and additives being out-of-control.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward about nine months, and the plan to get rid of unnecessary dyes and additives in West Virginia appears to have hit a roadblock thanks to a judge appointed by former President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/rfk-jr-s-dye-free-food-vision-blocked-obama-appointed-judge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, Judge Irene Berger of the Southern District of West Virginia blocked those plans to remove dyes, instead siding with a conglomerate of food dye manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>Berger would ultimately issue a preliminary injunction halting West Virginia&rsquo;s ability to enforce the anti-dye policies.<\/p>\n<p>The judge&rsquo;s ruling blocks enforcement of the Republican-drafted House Bill 2354, a law which bans food and pharmaceuticals that have been &ldquo;adulterated&rdquo; with artificial compounds like butylated hydroxyanisole, Red 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, and Green 3.<\/p>\n<p>This case was ultimately brought in front of Berger by the lobbying powerhouse International Association of Color Manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>The entity claimed the ruling would cause economic harm to its members.<\/p>\n<p>The K Street group also claimed in its <a href=\"https:\/\/iacmcolor.org\/international-association-of-color-manufacturers-files-lawsuit-challenging-west-virginia-ban-on-fdc-colors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit announcement<\/a> that &ldquo;the West Virginia law usurps the power of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >make food safety decisions<\/a>,&rdquo; and that it &ldquo;interferes with interstate commerce,&rdquo; which would make it a federal concern.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To protect ingredient manufacturers and food companies, we are asking the U.S. District Court to immediately strike down West Virginia&rsquo;s flawed ban,&rdquo; IACM lawyers argued. &ldquo;The statute arbitrarily and irrationally targets color additives no U.S. agency &mdash; state or federal &mdash; nor any court has ever found to be unsafe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;IACM strongly supports the continued safe use of all FDA-approved color additives, including FD&amp;C colors, which are among the most thoroughly studied and strictly regulated ingredients in food,&rdquo; the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;West Virginia&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-reveals-anti-trump-mark-cuban-promised-to-vote-for-trump-if-dems-ever-went-this-far-now-they-have\/\" title=\"Video Reveals Anti-Trump Mark Cu... Promised to Vote For Trump if Dems Ever Went This Far: Now They Have\">ban isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t supported by scientific evidence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The IACM counsel added, &ldquo;Simply stated, bans on FDA-approved food ingredients will make it harder for businesses to operate in West Virginia and other states, as well as increase the cost of food for consumers at a time when grocery prices are already too high.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to Fox News, while Berger ruled in favor of the IACM, she disagreed with the IACM claim that the statute was an unlawful bill of attainder, or a law that specifically singles out a person or group.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, Morrisey disagrees with the ruling, calling it &ldquo;premature and incorrectly decided.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Morrisey said that his administration is exploring legal recourse to this ruling.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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