J.M. Smucker plans to remove artificial colors from its jams : NPR

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JM SMUCKER CO. plans to remove the artificial colors from its products by the end of 2027.

Smucker, based in Orrville, in Ohio, said Thursday that it would also eliminate synthetic dyes of food sold in kindergarten schools to the 12th year by the 2026-2027 school year.

Smucker said the majority of its products – including its non -crusable sandwiches – are already free from synthetic dyes. But some products still have it, including sugar -free jams and ice cream fittings.

Smucker said that certain products from the hostess, which he acquired in 2023 also contain artificial colors. The Twinkies are made with red 40 and yellow 5, for example, while snowl snack cakes are made with a red lake 40, a coloring combined with aluminum to prevent it from dissolving in water.

Smucker joins an increasing number of large food companies which have announced its intention to eliminate artificial dyes. Earlier this week, the Nestlé and Conagra brands – the parent company of Duncan Hines – both said that they would eliminate synthetic dyes. Kraft Heinz and General Mills made similar promises last week.

The federal government has increased its careful examination of artificial colors in recent months. In January, a few days before President Donald Trump took office, American regulators prohibited the color called Red 3 from the country’s food supply, almost 35 years after it was prohibited from cosmetics due to the potential risk of cancer.

In April, Trump Secretary of Health, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the FDA commissioner, Marty Makary, said that the agency would take measures to eliminate synthetic dyes by the end of 2026, largely based on the voluntary efforts of the food industry.