Kool-Aid among the products influenced amid the “Maha” initiative of jell-o, lay’s and Trump administrators.

More well-known foods, from soft drinks to cereals, have been reformulated as part of their commitment Made by the major food giants Eliminate artificial colors and use cleaner materials.

Two of the world’s largest food manufacturers, Mills and General Kraftheinz, pledged last week to remove all artificial dyes from their respective US portfolios by the end of 2027. The move came amid a call from the Trump administration to make the country’s food supply more transparent and ensure the safety of food chemicals. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in May that it had begun a stronger review process for food chemicals already on the market.

Artificial dyes are known as FD&C colors and are labeled as such on the packaging as the color additives are approved by the FDA for use in food, drugs and cosmetics. They are subject to a strict approval system under the Federal Food, Drugs and Cosmetics Act (FD&C Act).

Health and Welfare Services Since taking office, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been working to cut colour from US food supplies, claiming that “some food producers have long fed Americans’ petroleum-based chemicals without knowledge or consent.” He also said that these “toxic compounds do not provide nutritional benefits and pose realistic and measurable risks to the health and development of children.”

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The FDA has approved seven certified color additives for use in food products. Six of these were approved by 1931. Currently, FD&C Green No. 40, FD&C No. 40, FD&C Yellow 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2 are the food supply from the country’s food supply.

In January, the FDA revoked permission to use red No. 3, also known as erythrosin, to drugs taken in concern that it was shown to cause cancer in animals in food.

Kennedy said the effort requires voluntary support from food manufacturers, but “the industry has voluntarily agreed.”

But aside from General Mills and Kraft Heinz, In-N Out Burger, Steak’n Shake, PepsiCo and McCormick have already made similar commitments earlier this year.

Affected Products:

Craft Heinz

A spokesman for Kraft Heinz told Fox Business that many of the products affected are in its drink and dessert portfolio, including certain items sold under brands such as Crystal Light, Kool-Aid, Jell-O and Jet Puffed.

In an announcement last week, Kraft said it would not launch new products in the US with artificial colors and encourage them to work with brand licensees to remove artificial colors.

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KHC	Kraft Heinz Co.	25.80	+0.12	+0.47%

The company’s famous tomato ketchup comes from tomatoes with a red color, so it never includes artificial dyes. However, the company removed artificial colors, preservatives and flavors from Kraft Mac & Cheese in 2016.

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General Mills

General Mills said 85% of its US portfolio is already made without FD&C artificial dyes, but it plans to remove dyes from the rest of its US retail portfolio by the end of 2027. All US grains and all K-12 school foods were not attached to the summer of 2026, but we pledged to not specify coremals, except for corears. Trix features artificial dyes listed on the label.

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gis	General Mills Inc.	52.99	+0.03	+0.06%

PepsiCo

Pepsico CEO Ramon Laguarta said in a conference call on April 24 that the company has cut down on artificial ingredients and has already begun it. Laguarta quoted the following example: Ray and Tostitos“The artificial colors will disappear by the end of this year.”

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Pep	Pepsico Inc.	129.07	0.00	0.00%

McCormick

McCormick, which manufactures and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, seasonings and other flavored products, told analysts during a revenue call in March that it was working with restaurants and food manufacturers to redistrict the product to remove certain ingredients, such as food dyes.

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MKC	McCormick & Co. Inc.	73.06	-0.14	-0.19%

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in-n-out

The fast food giant confirmed in a statement to Fox Business that it has already replaced artificial flavors and artificial vanilla with natural flavors of shake mix, chocolate syrup and hot cocoa. I also replaced Yellow 5 with chili, pickled tumors and spread the red 40 with beta-carotene and vegetable juice with specific shakes and drinks.

The company said it has moved to ketchup made with real sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup, and is studying “an even better quality oil for fries.”