PepsiCo to remove artificial ingredients from popular food items by end of 2025

Heeding the call to ban artificial ingredients by Soundness and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr PepsiCo isn't wasting any time getting started Ramon Laguarta PepsiCo Inc chair and chief executive officer commented in an April conference call that the company will reduce artificial ingredients and has already begun doing so as Food Business News published We've been leading the transformation of the industry now for a long time on sodium reduction sugar reduction and better fats Laguarta stated EVERYTHING TO KNOW ABOUT MAHA Sixty percent-plus of our portfolio in contemporary times doesn't have any artificial colors he commented and the company is undergoing that transition Laguarta cited examples such as Lay's and Tostitos which will be out of artificial colors by the end of this year He added So we're well underway RFK Jr and Dr Martin Makary U S Food and Drug Administration commissioner communicated a ban on petroleum-based synthetic dyes from America's food supply last Tuesday As the HHS noted in its news release among the policies to be taken are establishing a national standard and timeline for the food industry to transition from petrochemical-based dyes to natural alternatives FOOD DYES TO BE PHASED OUT BY TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IN LATEST ROUND OF BANS Initiating the process to revoke authorization for two synthetic food colorings Citrus Red No and Orange B within the coming months and working with industry to eliminate six remaining synthetic dyes FD C Green No FD C Red No FD C Yellow No FD C Yellow No FD C Blue No and FD C Blue No from the food supply by the end of next year Certified nutritionist and Make America Healthy Again supporter Liana Werner-Gray explained Fox News Digital This is a huge win for population vitality and long overdue Werner-Gray is the author The Earth Diet which began as a blog about what she ate to help promote healing and remedy her robustness problems after she was diagnosed with cancer CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERThe Earth Diet she declared is all about going back to nature and eating foods from nature eating real nutrition eating foods that God provides us with naturally she explained Fox News Digital I've personally eliminated artificial dyes like Red Yellow Yellow Blue and others from my diet over years ago when I started The Earth Diet living a natural lifestyle Werner-Gray noted She would suffer from frequent major mood swings anxiety skin breakouts and vitality crashes as well as strong impulsive urges to eat processed food she commented Once I removed these dyes and switched to natural whole-food-based alternatives those characteristics went away too Werner-Gray disclosed adding that her clients have announced similar outcomes For more Lifestyle articles visit foxnews com lifestyleIn Werner-Gray's opinion the manipulation of food has gone on far too long she reported This move by the FDA under Secretary Kennedy and Commissioner Makary's leadership is a pivotal step toward restoring integrity in our food system she reported It's time we raise the standard Clean natural and nourishing food should be the norm not a luxury In the April conference call PepsiCo's CEO noted that its chips puffs and other snacks are safe to consume and that the company stands by the existing science according to reports Every consumer will have the opportunity to choose what they prefer stated Laguarta Fox News Digital reached out to PepsiCo for additional comment