Jell-O, Kool-Aid will not contain “artificial” food dyes after RFK JR pressed the CEO HEINZ executives

Kraft Heinz productsIncluding Jell-O and Kool-Aid, will not contain “artificial” food dyes after that Robert F. Kennedy Junior The executives urged the elimination of harmful components or facing organizational work.

The multinational food and beverage group announced on Tuesday that it will remove all artificial coloring from its products by 2027. Until then, no new foods containing artificial dyes as well.

“The vast majority of our products use natural or non -existent colors, and we were on a journey to reduce our use of (synthetic) colors through the rest of our wallet,” said CEO Pedro Navio in A. statement.

Navio added that the company removed artificial colors, preservatives and flavors from Kraft Mac & Cheese in 2016. The company is also working with their licenses from its commercial signs to encourage them to remove colors (food, medicine and cosmetics). “

This step follows a meeting in the month of March, in which RFK JR met with executives from many major food companies, including Kraft Heinz and General Mills, to press to remove what he called “the worst ingredients” of processed foods, according to his presentation report Bloomberg.

After the meeting, Melissa Hawksadad, CEO of the Consumer Brands Association, noticed in a message Minister of Health “He explained his intention to take action unless the industry is ready to be proactive with solutions.”

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