New York- New York (AP) – Walmart On Wednesday, he said that he plans to remove Synthetic food dyes and 30 other ingredients, including some preservatives, artificial sweeteners and fat substitutes, from brands of stores sold in the United States by January 2027.
This step announced The largest retailer in the country It means that American consumers and the US government, led by President Donald Trump, pay attention to what is included in packaged products. Walmart said that its goal will affect about 1000 products, including salted snacks, pastries, food, salad dressings and glazes.
Some of the ingredients in the Walmart removal list, however, are already prohibited, are not widely used or have Not used In the USA, food supply for decades. According to food safety experts, others were included, despite any known problems or were intended for the Trump administration for consideration and possible elimination as approved food supplement.
Walmart said that the 14-month reformulation plan will primarily include its largest food brand of private brand, excellent value. Clients can also expect changes in guaranteed Walmart lines and freshness Cooked productsand to some extent in his premium label Better Products, the company said.
In recent months, large food companies, such as Kraft HinzNestle and Conagra Brands They promised to eliminate oil synthetic dyes in the coming years. Walmart took his news one step further, identifying other types of food additives in his phased date.
Chemicals and compounds that the discount retailer intends to eliminate the coverage of the food production. For example, the Walmart list includes potassium nitrate, potassium nitrite and potassium bisulfite, which are used as preservatives in treated meat. He also plans to remove flulates, a chemical used for the manufacture of plastic flexible.
Health defenders claim that fluid film fluids, plastic packaging and plastic bottles maybe ultimately In food and drinks. A US Products and Medication Control Limited, but did not finish their use in objects that come into contact with food.
But some of the 30 non -DADs listed by Walmart are already prohibited or no longer used. Simplesse, replacing the fat, the named company, was bred in the US food market in 2023. Other prohibited additives in the list include synthetic trans -fatty acids or trans fats that FDA has effectively posted and then eliminated in 2023, determining that partially hydrogenated oils were no longer recognized as safe.
Walmart said that the choice of expelled additives reflects the availability of “viable and scalable alternatives” to maintain product quality, taste and affordable prices.
Some of the 11 artificial food dyes that have identified the company, such as Red No. 4, Red No. 3Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B are also prohibited either by an object or offered prohibitions or not used in the USA for many years.
In June Walmart WhTesale Club Division, Sams ClubHe said that he would remove more than 40 ingredients, including artificial colors and artificial asparters of the sweetener, from the products of his member by the end of the year.
According to the company, Walmart buyers will also probably see reformulated food in the coming months. Among them: the excellent value of cheese, prepared from paprika and Annato, food coloring and spices that are obtained from the seeds of the Achyot tree, instead of yellow No. 5 and yellow No. 6, said Walmart.
In the future, a new version of fruit fruits rotates will not receive its colors from Red No. 40, yellow No. 6 and blue No. 2, but from beta-carotene, Annato, blue-green spirulina and juice concentrates, according to Walmart.
Scott Morris, senior vice -president of Walmart for private brands, consumables and production, reported by Associated Press that 90% of private dishes of Walmart do not contain synthetic dyes. He said that on Wednesday, the news marks the largest reforming food in the history of Walmart, as well as the acceleration of the process initiated by the company in the past few years.
Clients asked Walmart to get rid of certain ingredients, but replaced them More natural alternatives Complex, said Morris. According to him, the productivity of substitutes can vary significantly depending on whether the product is stable on the shelf or should be cooled. New versions should be vigorously checked by the taste of customers, he added.
“Each item is a snowflake,” Morris said.
The main factor that prevented Walmart from reconsider its food shelves earlier was limited availability approved alternativesBut the market is growing for them, he said.
“Now is the time to make our declaration and be wider with our use of natural ingredients,” Morris said.
The federal government also gives artificial food dyes, increased control,
A few days before Trump returned to the position, fda Forbade the dye Red 3 from the national supply of food, almost 35 years after it was prohibited by cosmetics from the potential risk of cancer.
In April, Minister of Health Robert F. Kennedy -Mill and FDA Commissioner Marty Makari said the agency will be Take steps to eliminate synthetic dyes By the end of 2026, mainly relying on the voluntary efforts of the food industry.
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Alechchi reported from South California.
