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Conagra has announced that Duncan Hines Easy Cake Kit Red Velvet Dream will remove Red 40. Current labels may still list it. Announced Jun 26, 2025. Source: smartlabel.conagra.com.

Announced

Announced Jun 26, 2025Verified Mar 28, 2025

Conagra · Duncan Hines

Duncan Hines Easy Cake Kit Red Velvet Dream

Conagra Duncan Hines Easy Cake Kit Red Velvet Dream package

A change has been announced.

Conagra committed to stop using certified colors across its U.S. retail portfolio, including Duncan Hines and Slim Jim, by the end of 2027. The current SmartLabel (smartlabel.conagra.com) ingredient list still shows Red 40.

What was announced

Announced Jun 2025 · target 2027

3 sources · manufacturer ingredient list, manufacturer announcement, FDA / government ↓

Category
Desserts
UPC
644209425389
Last checked
Oct 4, 2026

Timeline

  1. Announced

    Conagra announced a change. Source: Manufacturer announcement.

  2. · pending

    Company target

    Company-stated target date, not a verification.

Sources

  • Current manufacturer ingredient list

    Duncan Hines Easy Cake Kit Red Velvet Dream: ingredients (SmartLabel (smartlabel.conagra.com))

    Cake Mix Sugar Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour Wheat Flour Niacin Reduced Iron Thiamine Mononitrate Riboflavin Folic Acid Vegetable Oil Shortening (Palm Oil) Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali Wheat Starch Leavening Baking Soda Dicalcium Phosphate Monocalcium Phosphate Sodium Aluminum Phosphate Dextrose Emulsifier Propylene Esters Mono And Diglycerides Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate Salt Red 40 Artificial Flavor Xanthan Gum Cellulose Gum Frosting Sugar Shortening Palm Oil Canola Oil Mono- And Diglycerides Polysorbate 60 Water Contains 2% Or Less Of Corn Syrup Corn Starch Modified Food Starch Natural

    smartlabel.conagra.com

    Mar 28, 2025 · Verified ✓
  • Manufacturer announcement

    Conagra Brands U.S. FD&C color commitment

    Conagra Brands will remove FD&C colors from its U.S. frozen portfolio by the end of 2025 and from its full U.S. retail portfolio by the end of 2027.

    foodbusinessnews.net

    Jun 26, 2025
  • FDA / government source

    FDA: Tracking food industry pledges to remove petroleum-based food dyes

    Conagra Brands — Birds Eye, Duncan Hines, Marie Callender's, Slim Jim: discontinue certified color additives across the U.S. retail portfolio by the end of 2027 (in progress).

    fda.gov

    Sep 15, 2026

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