{'byline': 'by Lauren Barry', 'hosts': '', 'byline_sources': '', 'audience_id': '', 'original_station': [{'station': 'knxnews', 'path': 'knxnews/news/national/kraft-heinz-to-remove-all-chemical-dyes-from-its-products'}], 'syndicated_items': [{'station': '947thewave', 'path': '/947thewave/news/kraft-heinz-to-remove-all-chemical-dyes-from-its-products'}, {'station': 'kearth101', 'path': '/kearth101/news/kraft-heinz-to-remove-all-chemical-dyes-from-its-products'}, {'station': '931jackfm', 'path': '/931jackfm/news/kraft-heinz-to-remove-all-chemical-dyes-from-its-products'}], 'original_item': {'_index': 'published-content_v44', '_type': '_doc', '_score': None, '_source': {'date': '2025-06-17T16:08:26.163+00:00', 'lead': [{'data': {'title': 'FDA meets to decide whether to update COVID vaccines', 'thumbnail_url': 'https://s2.dmcdn.net/v/YU7WC1eDpXTTOXh1-', 'id': 'x9kbevg', 'created_time': 1748370171, 'mode': 'vod', 'private_id': 'k4oQBFtKebFPFHD8zyk', 'owner': 'x2yitaa', 'description': 'Government vaccine advisers will meet Thursday to discuss whether to update COVID shots to improve protection for the fall and winter—even as a new Trump administration policy has thrown into question which adults and children may be eligible for an update.', 'channel': 'news', 'tags': ['WCCOAM', 'COVID', 'Vaccine', 'Trump Administration', 'Robert Kenney Jr.', 'Robert Kennedy', 'RFK', 'Vaccination', 'CDC', 'Centers for Disease Control'], 'private': False, 'addPublic': True}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/dailymotion/instances/cmc0pokjm001s01uc3ymkxjn3@published'}], 'slug': 'kraft-heinz-to-remove-all-chemical-dyes-from-its-products', 'tags': ['National News', 'Audacy News', 'Heinz', 'Kraft Heinz', 'Food Dye', 'FDA'], 'feeds': {'msn': True, 'rss': True, 'postup': True, 'facebook': True, 'newsfeed': True, 'sitemaps': True, 'frequency': True, 'smartNews': True, 'apple-news': False, 'smart-news': True, 'most-popular': True, 'reversechron': True, 'google-news-feed': True}, 'hosts': [], 'adTags': {'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/ad-tags/instances/cmc0pokjm001c01ucymjkoxke@published'}, 'byline': [{'hosts': [], 'names': [{'name': 'Lauren Barry', 'slug': 'lauren-barry', 'text': 'Lauren Barry'}], 'prefix': 'by', 'sources': []}], 'teaser': 'Kraft Heinz to remove all chemical dyes from its products', 'authors': ['Lauren Barry'], 'content': [{'data': {'text': '<a href="https://news.kraftheinzcompany.com/press-releases-details/2025/Kraft-Heinz-Commits-to-Remove-FDC-Colors-From-Its-U-S--Portfolio-Before-the-End-of-2027-and-Will-Not-Launch-New-Products-in-the-U-S--With-FDC-Colors-Effective-Immediately/default.aspx">Kraft Heinz announced this Tuesday</a> that it is eliminating artificial dyes from its products, but ketchup fans should expect their Heinz ketchup to stay the bright red color it is today.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmc0pokjm001g01uc8tcxtuoe@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>Want to get caught up on what\'s happening in SoCal every weekday afternoon? </strong><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/fHPneL-D"><strong>Click to follow The L.A. Local</strong></a><strong> wherever you get podcasts.</strong>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmc0pobgv000g357skh4pq5j0@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?&amp;feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7475500_2025-06-17-024400&amp;withPlaylist=false&amp;playerDisplay-logoType=Audacy" allow="clipboard-write"></iframe>\n\n', 'isIframe': True, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?&amp;feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7475500_2025-06-17-024400&amp;withPlaylist=false&amp;playerDisplay-logoType=Audacy" allow="clipboard-write"></iframe>\n\n'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cmc0pokjm001h01ucy2cv9fth@published'}, {'data': {'text': '“Our iconic Heinz <a href="https://www.heinz.com/products/00013000006408-tomato-ketchup">Tomato Ketchup</a> has never had artificial dyes – the red color comes simply from the world’s best tomatoes,” explained Pedro Navio, North America president at Kraft Heinz.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmc0pokjm001i01ucll5f207k@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'That’s right, there aren’t any food dyes listed in the ingredients for the ketchup that is nearly ubiquitous on tables of diners and burger joints. In fact, The Kraft Heinz Company said in its Tuesday press release that 90% of its products are already free of Food, Drug &amp; Cosmetic (FD&amp;C) colors – that even includes Kraft Mac &amp; Cheese.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmc0pokjm001j01ucnhnxagmo@published'}, {'data': {'text': '“As a food company with a 150+ year heritage, we are continuously evolving our recipes, products, and portfolio to deliver superiority to consumers and customers,” said Navio. “The vast majority of our products use natural or no colors, and we’ve been on a journey to reduce our use of FD&amp;C colors across the remainder of our portfolio.”', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmc0pokjm001k01uc04gmytqz@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'This year, newly appointed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. <a href="https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/national/rfk-moves-to-eliminate-dye-from-foods">has made cracking down on the use of artificial dyes a national priority</a>. In April, the HHS announced its plan to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the U.S. food supply.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmc0pokjm001l01ucxxpbrpme@published'}, {'data': {'text': '“These poisonous compounds offer no nutritional benefit and pose real, measurable dangers to our children’s health and development,” said Kennedy. “That era is coming to an end. We’re restoring gold-standard science, applying common sense, and beginning to earn back the public’s trust. And we’re doing it by working with industry to get these toxic dyes out of the foods our families eat every day.”', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmc0pokjm001m01ucijph7m45@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'In January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned Red Dye 3 over links to cancer, <a href="https://www.audacy.com/kdkaradio/news/national/these-foods-will-never-be-the-same-after-red-dye-ban">per an Audacy report</a>. While Heinz ketchup gets its color from tomatoes, some other foods such as certain candies and fruit cocktails, got their crimson hue from that dye.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmc0pokjm001n01ucfom06xa9@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Kraft Heinz said that all FD&amp;C colors will be removed from its products by 2027. Additionally, it said that no new products containing those dyes will be released moving forward. Its also working with licensees of its brands to encourage them to remove FD&amp;C colors', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmc0pokjm001o01uc7pvhjvc7@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'To remove the dyes from its products, the company said it has invested in a team to address the issue with a three-pronged approach. First, the plan to remove colors that are not critical to user experience. Second, the plan on replacing the FD&amp;C colors with natural alternatives. Finally, the plan to reinvent new colors and shades in cases where natural alternatives don’t match.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmc0pokjm001q01ucpjdubz2f@published'}, {'data': {'text': '“Above all, we are focused on providing nutritious, affordable, and great-tasting food for Americans and this is a privilege we don’t take lightly,” Navio said.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmc0pokjm001r01uc9z3x6unx@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>Follow KNX News 97.1 FM</strong><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/KNXnews"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong> |</strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/knxnews"><strong> Facebook</strong></a><strong> |</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/knxnews"><strong> Instagram</strong></a><strong> |</strong><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@knxnews"><strong> TikTok</strong></a>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmc0ppcd1000n357sqecf8fzk@published'}], 'feedImg': {'data': {'alt': ' In this photo illustration, Heinz Tomato Ketchup is shown on March 25, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. 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