HEALTH! Difference in food dyes here and in the UK! Why?

I found this nice little gem today regarding food dyes.  As we know, artficial food dyes are no good for us, especially kids.  If it has the name of a color and a number, e.g., Yellow 5 or Red 3, it's bad.  The UK and many other countries have banned these types of dyes in their foods.  If companies are already making natural dye products for other countries, WHY are they still using artificial dyes in foods they produce for the United States?  See this link for more info and a direct comparison of a product that I'm sure many of us have eaten.  Annoying.

For more annoying info, check out "Brits Get Treats, Americans Get Tricks From Food Companies, Says Nutrition Action Healthletter: Pumpkin, Annatto, & Strawberry Color Foods There, Synthetic Petrochemicals Fill In Here."