AP Spotlight Kraft Heinz, General Mills plan to drop artificial dyes from US products MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Jun 17, 2025 Jun 17, 2025 Updated Dec 21, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two major food producers say that they will be pulling artificial dyes from their U.S. products starting in 2027.kAm%96 D9:7E 4@>6D ?62C=J EH@ >@?E9D 27E6C &]$] 962=E9 @77:4:2=D D2:5 E92E E96J H@F=5 FC86 7@@5>2<6CD E@ A92D6 @FE A6EC@=6F>\32D65 2CE:7:4:2= 4@=@CD]k^AmkAmzC27E w6:?K D2:5 %F6D52J E92E :E H:== 36 C6>@G:?8 2CE:7:4:2= 5J6D 7C@> :ED &]$] AC@5F4ED 368:??:?8 :? a_af 2?5 H:== ?@ =@?86C C@== @FE ?6H AC@5F4ED H:E9 E96 5J6D] w@FCD =2E6C[ v6?6C2= |:==D 2??@F?465 E92E :E A=2?D E@ C6>@G6 2CE:7:4:2= 5J6D 7C@> 2== @7 :ED &]$] 46C62=D 2?5 2== 7@@5D D6CG65 :? z\`a D49@@=D 3J E96 DF>>6C @7 a_ae] xE :D 2=D@ =@@<:?8 E@ 6=:>:?2E6 E96 5J6D 7C@> :ED 7F== &]$] C6E2:= A@CE7@=:@ 3J E96 6?5 @7 a_af]k^Am People are also reading… State bar suspends Rocky Mount mayor Holland Perdue's law license Franklin County man gets 46 years for Gretna murder of high school coach Franklin County man sentenced in fatal Henry County crash Franklin County leaned overwhelmingly against redistricting as vote passed statewide Products at 3 Rocky Mount vape shops seized for possibly illegal THC amounts Judge reinstates Martinsville's mayor, delays hearing Franklin County residents push back on proposed tax increases, zoning changes Richmond judge dismisses Republican bid to block new maps Ferrum softball coach Josh Freeman resigns after three losing seasons Why Franklin County increased its real estate tax by 4 cents Monte Coleman, a mainstay of Washington's Super Bowl teams, dead at 68 The Michael Jackson movie leaves out his accusers. 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Walmart plans to remove artificial colors and other food additives from store brands by 2027 Walmart says it plans to remove synthetic dyes and 30 other food additives from its store brands sold in the United States by January 2027.
Gatorade and Cheetos are among the Pepsi products getting a natural dye makeover Pepsi has a new challenge: Keeping products like Gatorade and Cheetos vivid and colorful without the artificial dyes that U.S. consumers are i…
Doritos and Cheetos dial back bright orange in new versions without artificial ingredients Doritos and Cheetos Simply NKD will hit store shelves on Dec. 1.
