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Conagra has announced that Duncan Hines Epic Cookie Kit Birthday Cake will remove Red 40, Red 3 and Yellow 5, and 1 more. Current labels may still list them. Announced Jun 26, 2025. Source: smartlabel.conagra.com.

Announced

Announced Jun 26, 2025Verified Mar 29, 2025

Conagra · Duncan Hines

Duncan Hines Epic Cookie Kit Birthday Cake

Conagra Duncan Hines Epic Cookie Kit Birthday Cake 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, Red 3, Yellow 5 and Blue 1.

What was announced

Announced Jun 2025 · target 2027

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

Category
Desserts
UPC
644209009169
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 Epic Cookie Kit Birthday Cake: ingredients (SmartLabel (smartlabel.conagra.com))

    Sugar Cookie Mix Wheat Flour Sugar Dextrose Sprinkles Sugar Rice Flour Palm Oil Glycerin Corn Starch Tapioca Starch Dried Glucose Syrup Gum Arabic Xanthan Gum Cellulose Gum Artificial Flavor Yellow 5 Red 3 Blue 1 Red 40 Contains Less Than 2% Of: Corn Starch Salt Leavening Sodium Bicarbonate Sodium Aluminum Phosphate Monocalcium Phosphate Frosting Sugar Palm Oil Water Corn Syrup Contains Less Than 2% Of: Corn Starch Mono-And Diglycerides Modified Corn Starch Salt Titanium Dioxide [Color] Potassium Sorbate [Preservative] Polysorbate 60 Natural And Artificial Flavor Antioxidant Ascorbyl Palmitate

    smartlabel.conagra.com

    Mar 29, 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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