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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.

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-- Reuters (@reuters.com) Jun 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM

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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 | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 3

#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"

Links:

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 | Newsworthy 1

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 | Funny: 1

Yeah!

Capitalists who take advantage of capitalism are the worst!

#7 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-06-19 12:30 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS

There is no sugar in US Coke. It's high fructose corn syrup.

#8 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2025-06-19 03:19 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#8 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2025-06-19 03:19 PM | Reply | Flag:

high fructose corn syrup is sugar, and even worse than refined cane sugar.

#9 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-06-19 03:27 PM | Reply

#8: Thanks for the clarification, Galaxie Pete. I avoid all sodas but have my own medicinal vices to help me cope with the Trumpf Reign of Terror: facts.net

#10 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-06-19 03:43 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

This is fine as long as they don't replace red 40 with bug squeezings.

Watch labels for "carmine" or "cochineal".

Because, gross.

#11 | Posted by DarkVader at 2025-06-20 09:37 AM | Reply

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