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MAHA banned ingredients: the full Make America Healthy Again watchlist

Red 40, BVO, BHA, TBHQ, seed oils, HFCS, glyphosate. The MAHA movement targets 200+ ingredients other countries banned decades ago. BannedPantry has been flagging the exact same list since launch. Scan any product free.

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MAHA — Make America Healthy Again — is a US public-health movement targeting the regulatory gap between the FDA and overseas food regulators. The headline targets: artificial dyes, BVO, BHA, BHT, TBHQ, propylparaben, potassium bromate, titanium dioxide, HFCS, seed oils, and glyphosate-residue grains.

BannedPantry was built before MAHA had a name. We flag the same 200+ ingredients sourced from EFSA, Health Canada, FSANZ, and California OEHHA Prop 65. Politically independent. Just the regulator data.

Full MAHA watchlist coverage
Every ingredient MAHA targets is in our scanner — and 100+ more from EU/UK/Canada/Japan regulators not yet on the US radar.
State-by-state ban tracker
We track California AB 2316, West Virginia HB 2354, Utah HB 402, Virginia HB 1910, and 10+ other state-level dye bans.
FDA 2025-2027 phase-out timeline
The April 2025 FDA voluntary phase-out targets industry compliance by end of 2026. We track which brands have reformulated.
Pantry audit + shopping list
Pro subscribers export a MAHA-compliant pantry audit PDF and a Whole Foods + Aldi + Costco MAHA-friendly shopping list.

Top MAHA-targeted ingredients we flag

Frequently asked questions

What is MAHA?
MAHA stands for "Make America Healthy Again." It is a public-health movement focused on US food and pharmaceutical reform, championed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Trump administration. Its food-policy focus targets artificial dyes, seed oils, high-fructose corn syrup, ultra-processed foods, glyphosate residue, and additives still legal in the US but banned in the EU/UK/Canada/Japan.
What ingredients are MAHA targeting?
Top MAHA food-policy targets include: Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2 (FDA voluntary phase-out announced 2025); BHA, BHT, TBHQ; brominated vegetable oil (FDA banned 2024); potassium bromate; propylparaben; titanium dioxide (E171); high-fructose corn syrup; refined seed oils (canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, sunflower, safflower, grapeseed, rice bran); and glyphosate-residue grains.
Has MAHA actually banned anything?
Yes. The FDA banned Red 3 federally in 2025 (effective for food 2027, for ingested drugs 2028). BVO was banned in 2024. In April 2025, the FDA announced a voluntary phase-out of all six remaining petroleum-based dyes (Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3) targeting end-of-2026 industry compliance. California, West Virginia, Utah, Texas, Virginia, and 10+ other states passed state-level bans.
Why is BannedPantry MAHA-aligned?
BannedPantry was built before MAHA existed but flags the exact same 200+ ingredient watchlist that MAHA is targeting — sourced from EFSA, Health Canada, FSANZ, FDA, and California OEHHA Prop 65. We are politically independent — we just track what other countries have already restricted.
How do I scan a product against the MAHA list?
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