PepsiCo to Debut ‘Simply NKD’ Cheetos, Doritos, Free of Artificial Dyes
PepsiCo announced that starting next month, customers can purchase products such as Cheetos and Doritos that don’t contain artificial dyes.

PepsiCo announced that starting next month, customers can purchase products such as Cheetos and Doritos that don’t contain artificial dyes.

Multiple ice cream makers are vowing to cut many artificial dyes from their products as U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. works with President Donald Trump’s administration to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA).

The American Beverage Association (ABA) is taking the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative seriously and committing to providing consumers with more information on what they are consuming via the launch of their Good to Know transparency initiative.

J.M. Smucker Co. announced on Thursday that they would be removing Food, Drug & Cosmetic (FD&C) artificial colors from all of its products by the end of 2027. In a press release, the company noted that the removal of FD&C

General Mills announced on Tuesday that it will be working to remove artificial colors from all of its cereals in the United States, as well as from foods in K-12 schools.

Kraft Heinz announced Tuesday it will not launch any new products with artificial dyes — or Food, Drug & Cosmetic (FD&C) colors — moving forward, and it is opting to end its use in existing products by the end of 2027.

Candy company Mars Inc. confirmed that it has stopped making Skittles with titanium dioxide, a food additive that is used to whiten foods, toothpastes, and various cosmetic products.

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary announced that “petroleum-based food dyes” would be removed from the United States food supply.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces a federal ban on food dyes on Tuesday, April 22.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) signed two pieces of legislation on Friday that would prohibit the use of artificial food dyes in school lunches in the state.

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last week announced that the department would enforce “radical transparency” about the ingredients going into the American food supply.

Food companies were told by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday he wants artificial dyes stripped from their products.
