New Delhi, March 12 -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a closed-door meeting with industry leaders on Monday that he plans to remove artificial colour additives from food items by the end of his term, according to a report by ABC News citing a memo.

At the meeting in Washington, which included the CEOs of Kellogg's, Smucker's, and General Mills, highlighted the goal of the Donald Trump administration to get rid of artificial dyes in American food, Melissa Hockstad, president and CEO of the Consumer Brands Association, a trade group wrote in the memo.

"The Secretary made clear his intention to take action unless the industry is willing to be proactive with solutions," Hockstad wrote while addressing the ...