Hostess Birthday CupCakes

Timeline

1. Jun 26, 2025

   Announced

   Hostess announced a change. Source: Manufacturer announcement.

2. Dec 31, 2027 · pending

   Company target

   Company-stated target date, not a verification.

Sources

• Current manufacturer ingredient list

  Hostess Birthday CupCakes: ingredients (hostesscakes.com)

  Sugar, Water, Enriched Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate Or Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Tallow, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Palm Oil, Corn Syrup, Contains 2% Or Less: Modified Food Starch, Cornstarch, Egg, Soybean Oil, Mono And Diglycerides, Whey, Palm Kernel Oil, Hydrogenated Tallow, Egg White, Nonfat Dry Milk, Inulin, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Defatted Soy Flour, Calcium Sulfate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Sorbic Acid And Potassium Sorbate (To Retain Freshness), Dextrose, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Cottonseed Oil, Glycerin, Agar, Polysorbate 60, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum, Titanium Dioxide (Color), Soy Lecithin, Monocalcium Phosphate, Locust Bean Gum, Sunflower Lecithin, Dextrin, Red 40 Lake, Blue 1 Lake, Fumaric Acid, Disodium Phosphate, Sunflower Oil, Blue 2 Lake, Enzymes, Sodium Caseinate, Soy Protein Isolate, Calcium Caseinate, Confectioners Glaze, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Red 3, Carnauba Wax, Blue 1, Yellow 5, Yellow 6.

  hostesscakes.com

  Oct 4, 2026 · Verified ✓

• Manufacturer announcement

  The J.M. Smucker Co. announces commitment to remove FD&C colors from consumer food products

  Smucker, which owns Hostess, committed to remove FD&C colors from its consumer food products by the end of 2027.

  prnewswire.com

  Jun 26, 2025

• FDA / government source

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

  fda.gov

  Sep 15, 2026