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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
General Mills to remove artificial colors from all its US cereals and foods
(Reuters) -General Mills said on Tuesday it would remove artificial colors from its full U.S. retail portfolio by the end of 2027. The Cheerios maker also said it would remove synthetic dyes from all its U.S. cereals and foods served in K-12 schools by summer 2026. General Mills added the change will impact only a small portion of the K-12 school portfolio, as nearly all of its school offerings are made without certified colors while 85% of the U.S. retail portfolio is made without artificial colors. This move comes a few months after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. laid out plans to remove synthetic food dyes from the U.S. food supply to address chronic diseases and conditions such as obesity among Americans. Earlier on Tuesday, Kraft Heinz said it would not launch products with artificial colors in the United States effective immediately, and would aim to eliminate synthetic dyes from existing items by the end of 2027.
Reuters
3 days ago
- Business
- Reuters
General Mills to remove artificial colors from all its US cereals and foods
June 17 (Reuters) - General Mills (GIS.N), opens new tab said on Tuesday it would remove artificial colors from its full U.S. retail portfolio by the end of 2027. The Cheerios maker also said it would remove synthetic dyes from all its U.S. cereals and foods served in K-12 schools by summer 2026. General Mills added the change will impact only a small portion of the K-12 school portfolio, as nearly all of its school offerings are made without certified colors while 85% of the U.S. retail portfolio is made without artificial colors. This move comes a few months after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. laid out plans to remove synthetic food dyes from the U.S. food supply to address chronic diseases and conditions such as obesity among Americans. Earlier on Tuesday, Kraft Heinz said it would not launch products with artificial colors in the United States effective immediately, and would aim to eliminate synthetic dyes from existing items by the end of 2027.
Bloomberg
3 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
General Mills to Remove Artificial Dyes, Star Tribune Reports
General Mills Inc., the maker of Lucky Charms and Trix cereals, will remove synthetic dyes from its products by the end of 2027, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune. The announcement comes hours after Kraft Heinz Co. said it will remove all synthetic food dyes from all of its US products over the same period.
Fast Company
3 days ago
- Business
- Fast Company
Why Kraft Heinz is ditching artificial food dyes — and what's driving the change
Kraft Heinz announced on Tuesday their brands will no longer release new products with synthetic or artificial food dyes, and will completely phase them out of their current products by 2027. The major food conglomerate, which owns brands like Kraft, Kool-Aid, and Jell-O, said in a statement that nearly 90% of their U.S. products are already free of FD&C colors. They say their 'signature' ketchup has never used artificial colors and has always relied solely on tomatoes for the product's bright red hue. The nearly 10% of Heinz products that use some of the 36 color additives and nine petroleum-based synthetic dyes currently approved by the FDA, include drink products such as Kool-Aid and Crystal Light, and food products such as Jell-O and Jet-Puffed. Why now? Heinz's statement comes just months after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced plans to 'phase out' all petroleum-based synthetic dyes by the end of 2026, and encouraged major food companies to do so voluntarily. The Trump Administration and RFK Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again campaign has long advocated against artificial dyes, link ing them to potential cancer risks and ADHD symptoms, like hyperactivity. Red dyes have especially been put on the chopping block, with Red No. 3 being singled out as needing to be eliminated no later than January 2027, with calls for companies to reformulate their food products. 'The vast majority of our products use natural or no colors, and we've been on a journey to reduce our use of FD&C colors across the remainder of our portfolio,' Pedro Navio, North America President of Kraft Heinz, said in a statement. 'In fact, we removed artificial colors, preservatives, and flavors from our beloved Kraft Mac & Cheese back in 2016.' Who else has eliminated synthetic additives? States and companies alike are suffering pushback from the current administration and consumer market to rid their products of artificial additives— and they're seemingly obliging. Companies such as Tyson, and PepsiCo owned brands like Lay's and Tostitos, have already pledged to stop using synthetic and petroleum-based dyes by the end of this year. Other wide-reaching bans have come from states on both sides of the political aisle including California, Virginia, and West Virginia, with 23 other states actively pursuing bans. For consumers interested in the federal rules governing color additives and dyes in foods, cosmetics, and drugs, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services maintains a searchable online database with up-to-date information.
CTV News
4 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Kraft Heinz to stop launching new products with artificial colours
Kraft Heinz said on Tuesday it would not launch products with artificial colors in the United States effective immediately and would aim to eliminate synthetic dyes from existing items by the end of 2027. The Ketchup maker said that nearly 90 per cent of its U.S. product net sales are already free of food, drug and cosmetic colours, also known as artificial colors or synthetic dyes. This move comes a few months after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. outlined plans to remove synthetic food dyes from the U.S. food supply as part of a broader move to address chronic diseases and conditions such as obesity among Americans. Many packaged food companies, including W.K. Kellogg and Tyson Foods, have been working on reformulating existing products and introducing new items without artificial dyes. In early June, Walmart-owned Sam's Club said it would eliminate over 40 ingredients, including artificial colors and aspartame, from its private label brand Member's Mark, by the end of this year. Kraft Heinz said that for the small portion of products that currently contain artificial colors it plans to remove the dyes where they are not critical or replace them with natural colors. The Jell-O maker added that it would also look to reinvent products with new colors where a matching natural replacement is not available. It said the company was also working with its brand licensees to encourage them to remove artificial colors as well. (Reporting by Ananya Mariam Rajesh in Bengaluru; Editing by Mohammed Safi Shamsi)
