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White Plains, NY
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Froot Loops, Other Iconic Cereals To Lose Artificial Colors Under Kellogg’s Deal Froot Loops, Other Iconic Cereals To Lose Artificial Colors Under Kellogg’s Deal
Froot Loops, Other Iconic Cereals To Lose Artificial Colors Under Kellogg’s Deal Bowing to mounting consumer and regulatory pressure, Kellogg’s announced it will remove all artificial dyes from its breakfast cereals sold in the United States. The company said it will make the change by the end of 2027.  It's a move that will transform the look of some of America’s most iconic breakfast foods. The decision follows a legally binding agreement between Kellogg’s and the Texas Attorney General’s office.  This agreement investigated the company’s continued use of synthetic food colorings in the US, despite Kellogg’s having already removed them from cereals sold in…

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by Joe Lombardi
Arlington, VA
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Most US Ice Cream Makers Pledge To Remove Artificial Dyes Most US Ice Cream Makers Pledge To Remove Artificial Dyes
Most US Ice Cream Makers Pledge To Remove Artificial Dyes The vast majority of the nation's ice cream makers have agreed to make their treats without artificial food colorings by 2028. The International Dairy Foods Association has pledged to phase out the synthetic dyes by the end of 2027, the trade group announced on Monday, July 14. The IDFA represents dozens of companies that make more than 90% of the nation's ice cream products. The companies will phase out certified artificial colors from ice cream and frozen dairy desserts made with real milk. Those dyes include Red 3, Red 40, Green 3, Blue 1, Blue 2, Yellow 5, and Y…

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by Chris Spiker
McLean, VA
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M&M's, Skittles Reportedly Resisting Push To End Artificial Food Dye Use: Here's Why M&M's, Skittles Reportedly Resisting Push To End Artificial Food Dye Use: Here's Why
M&M's, Skittles Reportedly Resisting Push To End Artificial Food Dye Use: Here's Why One of the nation's largest candy makers is pushing back on a years-long effort to remove artificial food dyes from its products, according to reports. Mars, the McLean, Virginia-based company behind popular candies like M&M's, is resisting the federal government's effort to remove synthetic food colorings, The New York Times reported on Monday, July 7. This comes as more than a dozen food giants like Kraft Heinz, General Mills, PepsiCo, ConAgra, and Nestlé have agreed to eliminate the artificial dyes from their US products by the end of 2027. Federal agencies have tried for y…

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by Chris Spiker
Hartford, CT
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MUSTAAAAAARD! Heinz, Kendrick Lamar's Producer Collab On Spicy Mustard: How To Get It MUSTAAAAAARD! Heinz, Kendrick Lamar's Producer Collab On Spicy Mustard: How To Get It
Mustaaaaaard! Heinz, Kendrick Lamar's Producer Collab On Spicy Mustard: How To Get It Heinz hopes its first new mustard flavor in about a decade will have you screaming like Kendrick Lamar. Music producer Mustard has teamed up with Kraft Heinz to release a new smoky chipotle honey mustard, the company announced on Wednesday, June 25. The flavor is called HEINZ MUSTAAAAAARD, a reference to Lamar shouting out Mustard on their 2024 hit song "tv off." The limited-edition mustard will be available exclusively at Buffalo Wild Wings locations nationwide for two weeks before its retail debut. "Heinz mustard has always been the base and most important ingredient of my grilling secre…

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by Chris Spiker
Albany, NY
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Kraft Heinz Says It Will Stop Using Artificial Colors In All Food Products Kraft Heinz Says It Will Stop Using Artificial Colors In All Food Products
Kraft Heinz Says It Will Stop Using Artificial Colors In All Food Products The maker of Kraft Mac & Cheese and Heinz ketchup says it’s phasing out all artificial colors from its US products, and halting any new ones that use them, effective immediately. Kraft Heinz, one of the largest food and beverage companies in the country, announced Tuesday, June 17, that it will eliminate the remaining FD&C (Food, Drug & Cosmetic) artificial dyes from its US product portfolio by the end of 2027.  Already, nearly 90 percent of its domestic products are free of such colors. The move comes as part of what the company called a long-term effort to reformulate re…

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by Joe Lombardi
White Plains, NY
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Chemistry Council Lobbyists Skirt Campaign Finance Laws: Rivertowns Activists Fight Back Chemistry Council Lobbyists Skirt Campaign Finance Laws: Rivertowns Activists Fight Back
Chemistry Council Lobbyists Skirt Campaign Finance Laws: Rivertowns Activists Fight Back In a David and Goliath standoff, 33 members of Beyond Plastics’s Lower Westchester Chapter, mostly Rivertowns residents, and 250 recycling and plastic reduction advocates met in Albany on May 7th to challenge industry lobbyists and encourage State legislators to Put People over Plastics. The group is fighting for passage of the NYS Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act (PRRIA) even as industry lobbyists try their best to kill it. With a strong PRRIA, New York has an opportunity to address the monumental scourge of plastic pollution and lead the nation in reducing wasteful si…

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by Harriet Cheney
Massapequa, NY
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Lead Found In Lunchables: Consumer Reports Urges USDA To Remove Product From School Programs Lead Found In Lunchables: Consumer Reports Urges USDA To Remove Product From School Programs
Lead Found In Lunchables: Consumer Reports Urges USDA To Remove Product From School Programs Tests performed by the nonprofit Consumer Reports allegedly found high levels of lead and phthalates in the popular snack boxes by Lunchables, leading the organization to call on the government to remove the lunches from the National School Lunch Program. Consumer Reports (CR) issued the call to the US Department of Agriculture to remove Lunchable meals from the national program following a report released on Tuesday, April 9. As part of the report, the organization tested store-bought Lunchable food kits and compared the nutritional profiles of these meals to the two school-only Lunchab…

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by Sophie Grieser
New City, NY
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Recall Issued For Kraft American Cheese Singles Due To Choking Hazard Recall Issued For Kraft American Cheese Singles Due To Choking Hazard
Recall Issued For Kraft American Cheese Singles Due To Choking Hazard A recall has been issued for Kraft Singles American cheese because of a choking hazard. Parent company Kraft Heinz said the voluntary recall involves around 83,800 cases of the individually wrapped slices. "The voluntary recall comes as a precaution after a temporary issue developed on one of our wrapping machines, making it possible that a thin strip of the individual film may remain on the slice after the wrapper has been removed," the company said in a statement. "If the film sticks to the slice and is not removed, it could be unpleasant and potentially cause a gagging or choking ha…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
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'False, Misleading': Woman Sues Kraft Over Mac & Cheese Preparation Time Claim 'False, Misleading': Woman Sues Kraft Over Mac & Cheese Preparation Time Claim
'False, Misleading': Woman Sues Kraft Over Mac & Cheese Preparation Time Claim Kraft Heinz is being accused of false advertising when it comes to its single-serving cups of macaroni and cheese. In a federal class action lawsuit filed in Florida, Amanda Ramirez claims the company’s statement that its Velveeta Shells and Cheese cups are “ready in 3 ½ minutes” is "false and misleading" because the product actually takes longer than that to prepare. Ramirez said those 3 ½ minutes do not include the time it takes to remove the lid and cheese sauce pouch, add in the correct amount of water, stir, and then mix in the cheese sauce after the cup has been microwaved before wa…

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by Michael Mashburn
Port Chester, NY
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Kraft Recalls Thousands Of Capri Sun Cases After Possible Contamination With Cleaning Solution Kraft Recalls Thousands Of Capri Sun Cases After Possible Contamination With Cleaning Solution
Kraft Recalls Thousands Of Capri Sun Cases After Possible Contamination With Cleaning Solution Kraft Heinz has recalled about 5,760 cases of Capri Sun because they may be contaminated with diluted cleaning solution. The company said in an announcement on Friday, Aug. 12, that the recall applies to some of its Wild Cherry Flavored Juice Drink Blend beverages with a "Best When Used By" date of June 25, 2023. The recalled products have a Carton UPC of 087684001004 and a Case UPC of 876840040900. Find more details here. The issue occurred when a cleaning solution used on food processing equipment was inadvertently introduced into a production line at one of the company's facto…

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by Nicole Valinote
Hartford, CT
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Chick-fil-A Accuses Poultry Farmers Of National Price-Fixing Scheme Chick-fil-A Accuses Poultry Farmers Of National Price-Fixing Scheme
Chick-fil-A Accuses Poultry Farmers Of National Price-Fixing Scheme Chick-Fil-A is the latest member of the food-selling community to sue the U.S. poultry industry accusing farmers of colluding to drive up the price of antibiotic-free and other meaty birds. On Friday, Dec. 11, Chick-fil-A filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Northern Illinois against more than 12 poultry producers claiming they violated the nation’s antitrust laws when they allegedly worked together to artificially inflate the price of chicken, according to Restaurant Dive. Among the chicken companies being sued are Tyson, Perdue, Pilgrim’s Pride, and Sanderson Farms. Other majo…

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by Kristin Palpini
Pelham, NY
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Taco Bell Item Recalled Due To Botulism Risk Taco Bell Item Recalled Due To Botulism Risk
Taco Bell Item Recalled Due To Botulism Risk Did you buy it? Thousands of cases of Taco Bell cheese dip have been voluntarily recalled because it is showing signs of separation, which could lead to botulism, parent company Kraft Heinz announced. The dip – 15-ounce glass jars of Taco Bell Salsa Con Queso Mild Cheese Dip – have a “best when used by” date that ranges from Oct. 31, 2018, to Jan. 23, 2019, the company said. Kraft Heinz warned consumers to not use the affected product even if it doesn’t look or smell spoiled.  There have not been any consumer complaints or reports of illness. Botulism, a potentially fatal form of food po…

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by Joe Lombardi