A natural blue food coloring made from gardenia fruit has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a naturally derived blue dye as part of its initiative to remove synthetically derived food dyes from foods.

The FDA says its action is in line with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s priority to work with industry to phase out the use of all synthetic, petroleum...