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Conagra has announced that Duncan Hines Mug Cakes Strawberry Shortcake will remove Red 40. Current labels may still list it. Announced Jun 26, 2025. Source: smartlabel.conagra.com.

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.
3 sources · manufacturer ingredient list, manufacturer announcement, FDA / government ↓
Announced
Conagra announced a change. Source: Manufacturer announcement.
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Current manufacturer ingredient list
Duncan Hines Mug Cakes Strawberry Shortcake: ingredients (SmartLabel (smartlabel.conagra.com))Cake Mix: Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour Bleached Wheat Flour Niacin Reduced Iron Thiamine Mononitrate Riboflavin Folic Acid Sugar Palm Oil Contains Less than 2% of: Leavening Baking Soda Sodium Aluminum Phosphate Monocalcium Phosphate Salt Emulsifier Propylene Glycol Esters Of Fatty Acids Distilled Monoglycerides Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate Natural And Artificial Flavor Red 40 Lake Frosting: Sugar Invert Sugar Syrup Canola Oil Palm Oil Water Corn Syrup Contains Less than 2% of: Corn Starch Mono- And Diglycerides Modified Corn Starch Salt Polysorbate 60 Potassium Sorbate And Rosemary Extract (Pre
smartlabel.conagra.com
Manufacturer announcement
Conagra Brands U.S. FD&C color commitmentConagra 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
FDA / government source
FDA: Tracking food industry pledges to remove petroleum-based food dyesConagra 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
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