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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

The Kraft Heinz company announced Tuesday it has begun the process to fully drop any artificial dyes being used in its foods in the United States. What this may visually mean for its colorful powdered mix creations like Kool-Aid and Jell-O is unclear, but the company says its goal is to have all Food, Drug and Cosmetic colors out of its product portfolio by the end of 2027.

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... "The vast majority of our products use natural or no colors," said Kraft Heinz North America President Pedro Navio in a press release, "and we've been on a journey to reduce our use of [Food, Drug and Cosmetic] colors across the remainder of our portfolio."

Navio also pointed out that the company had already taken out "artificial colors, preservatives, and flavors" from its Kraft Mac & Cheese, and that its Heinz Tomato Ketchup has never had artificial dyes.

The company further noted in the release that almost 90% of Kraft Heinz's American products are already free of such colors and is" mobilizing a team" to help rid the dyes from the rest of its edibles. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-18 12:20 AM | Reply

Call this a win for JFK Jr. Now if he could actually read a paper and get behind single payer.

#2 | Posted by mattm at 2025-06-18 03:04 PM | Reply

What they really need to do is remove all the sugar from all the foods we consume.

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-06-18 03:06 PM | Reply

#3: Yup. Just one example: "A 12-ounce Coke contains 39 grams of sugar (about 10 teaspoons), more than 80% of the recommended daily intake for a healthy diet"

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pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

www.verywellfit.com

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-06-18 03:27 PM | Reply

Anyone on food stamps can spend their entire monthly allowance on soda. Soda is a right according to the LWN's.

#5 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2025-06-18 03:53 PM | Reply

Anyone on food stamps can spend their entire monthly allowance on soda. Soda is a right according to the LWN's.

#5 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2025-06-18 03:53 PM | Reply

I know a couple that did this and sold the pop for a profit. It just irked me to see it.

#6 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-06-18 04:00 PM | Reply

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