General Mills, CandyChanged 2025
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Red 40, Blue 1 to Spirulina, vegetable juice +1
Fruity Cheerios no longer lists Red 40, Yellow 5 and Yellow 6, and 1 more. Verified Oct 2, 2026. Source: cheerios.com.
The formula changed.
General Mills completed certified-color removal across U.S. cereals in August 2026. Fruity Cheerios previously listed Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, and Blue 1; the current Cheerios manufacturer page lists fruit and vegetable juice and annatto extract for color with no FD&C dyes.
4 sources · manufacturer ingredient list, manufacturer announcement, FDA / government ↓
- Category
- Cereal
- Last checked
- Oct 2, 2026
Timeline
Announced
General Mills announced a change. Source: Manufacturer announcement.
Verified on a label
Current manufacturer ingredient list: no tracked additives listed.
Sources
- Oct 2, 2026 · Verified ✓
Current manufacturer ingredient list
Cheerios — Fruity Cheerios ingredient listColor (fruit and vegetable juice, annatto extract). No Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, or Blue 1. No colors from artificial sources.
cheerios.com
- Aug 26, 2026
Manufacturer announcement
General Mills completes removal of certified colors from U.S. cereal portfolioAll General Mills cereals in the U.S. are now made without certified colors.
generalmills.com
- Jun 17, 2025
- Apr 22, 2025
FDA / government source
FDA tracking food-industry pledges to remove petroleum-based food dyesfda.gov
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