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General Mills Bets on Natural Colors Ahead of 2027 FDA Deadline
General Mills is accelerating natural color reformulation, positioning itself for regulatory advantage before the FDA's December 2027 synthetic dye phase-out.
General Mills’ Trix Goes Dye-Free in the States…10 Years After Nestlé Did It for Them Globally
General Mills is completing its cereal natural color reformulation this summer, debuting two new SKUs as proof the transition scales commercially.
Roundup, Cancer, and the Best Government Money Can Buy
Today's Beyond Pesticides deadline, an April Supreme Court case, and decades of documented corporate misconduct converge in the most important food safety story your newspaper isn't covering.
Synthetic Dye Deadline Spurs AI Innovation at Future Food-Tech San Francisco
DyeConverter™ and Michroma both made noise at Future Food-Tech SF by solving different parts of the same clean color problem.
CSPI Report: McDonald’s Big Arch Is the Unhealthiest Burger on Its Menu
The Center for Science in the Public Interest revealed an analysis that finds (despite its "premium" marketing) McDonald's new Big Arch Burger is the chain's most unhealthy burger yet.
Vegconomist Pauses Operations Amidst Industry Growth Challenges
The leading voice for plant-based and cellular agriculture faces operational challenges, prompting a temporary halt to daily news coverage.
Beetroot Red vs. Legacy Beetroot. What R&D Teams Need to Know.
Beetroot red, a brand-new color additive, was officially approved for use in human foods. It joins a growing list of natural alternatives the agency has greenlit as it accelerates the phase-out of petroleum-based synthetic dyes ahead of the December 2027…
Red 40 Picked A Fight With The Wrong Berry
For decades, Red 40 has been the undisputed heavyweight of food coloring. Cheap. Bright. Utterly synthetic. Now its days are numbered. Major food companies have a 2027 deadline to phase out petroleum-based red dyes, and the industry is scrambling for…
Bayer & The EPA: More Than Just A Secret Meeting
Recent EPA records reveal a strategic meeting focused on glyphosate litigation, raising concerns for manufacturers and regulators in the agricultural sector.