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Key Takeaways: WK Kellogg has entered into a legal agreement with the Texas attorney general’s office to eliminate artificial dyes from its cereals, including Froot Loops, by the end of 2027. This marks the first time a food company has…

Welcome to Candy News: Mars has announced that they will introduce Skittles, Starbursts, and other popular candies with natural coloring starting next year. However, the company has not committed to transitioning its entire product line away from artificial dyes. The…

Texas’ attorney general is currently investigating Mars, the maker of M&M’s and Skittles, for allegedly failing to uphold their promise made in 2016 to remove artificial colors from their food products. Attorney General Ken Paxton has stated that Mars decided…

Dive Brief: Hershey has announced plans to eliminate artificial dyes from its snacks by the end of 2027, following a trend among food manufacturers making similar commitments recently. The company behind Jolly Rancher and Dot’s pretzels stated that this decision…

Key Points: J.M. Smucker has announced plans to remove artificial colors from its consumer food products by the end of 2027, following the trend set by other major food companies. The transition to natural colors will affect products such as…

Dive Brief: Natural ingredients supplier Custom Flavors is expanding its production capacity to meet the growing demand from food companies looking to transition to natural ingredients. The company recently broke ground on a new processing facility in Concord, North Carolina,…

Key Points: The FDA has approved three new color additives made from natural sources, providing more options for the food industry to move away from artificial dyes. The approved colors include two blue colors made from algae-based galdieria extract and…

Summary: The FDA has made an agreement with the food industry to phase out petroleum-based artificial dyes commonly used in various food products. Six synthetic dyes, including Green No. 3, Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5, Yellow No. 6, Blue…

McCormick & Co. Collaborating to Remove Synthetic Dyes from Food Products McCormick & Co. is actively working with restaurants and food manufacturers to reformulate their products in response to the growing momentum to ban synthetic dyes in food, as revealed…

An investor leading the charge in urging WK Kellogg Co to fulfill a previous promise to eliminate certain food dyes from cereals like Froot Loops and Apple Jacks. Jason Karp, a shareholder of WK Kellogg Co and the CEO of…