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Hostess has announced that Hostess Blueberry Cheese Danish will remove Red 40 and Blue 1. Current labels may still list them. Announced Jun 26, 2025. Source: hostesscakes.com.

Hostess is covered by The J.M. Smucker Co. commitment to remove FD&C colors by the end of 2027. The current hostesscakes.com ingredient list still shows Red 40 and Blue 1.
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Announced
Hostess announced a change. Source: Manufacturer announcement.
Company target
Company-stated target date, not a verification.
Current manufacturer ingredient list
Hostess Blueberry Cheese Danish: ingredients (hostesscakes.com)Enriched Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron Or Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Water, Palm Oil, Corn Syrup, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Wheat Flour, Pasteurized Cultured Cream, Yeast, Salt, Mono And Diglycerides, Food Starch Modified, Corn Starch, Whey, Preservatives (Calcium Propionate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Propionate, Sorbic Acid, Calcium Acetate), High Fructose Corn Syrup, Blueberry Puree, Dextrose, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Calcium Carbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Skim Milk, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Egg Whites, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum And Gel, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Red 40, Blue 1, Calcium Chloride, Soy Lecithin, Soybean Oil, Enzymes, Beta-Carotene (For Color), Sodium Caseinate, Lactose, Agar, Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Lactate, Fumaric Acid, Eggs, Lactic Acid, Titanium Dioxide (Color), Silicone Dioxide (Anticaking Agent), Pectin, Carrageenan, Locust Bean Gum, Sodium Phosphate, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Vitamin A Palmitate.
hostesscakes.com
Manufacturer announcement
The J.M. Smucker Co. announces commitment to remove FD&C colors from consumer food productsSmucker, which owns Hostess, committed to remove FD&C colors from its consumer food products by the end of 2027.
prnewswire.com
FDA / government source
FDA: Tracking food industry pledges to remove petroleum-based food dyesfda.gov
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