Hostess Cherry Cheese Danish

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 Cherry 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, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Wheat Flour, Corn Syrup, Pasteurized Cultured Cream, Yeast, Mono And Diglycerides, Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Corn Starch, Whey, Preservatives (Calcium Propionate, Sodium Propionate, Sorbic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Calcium Acetate), Cherries, Dextrose, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Calcium Carbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Skim Milk, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Citric Acid, Egg Whites, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum And Gel, Soy Lecithin, Soybean Oil, Enzymes, Beta-Carotene (For Color), Lactose, Sodium Caseinate, Sodium Citrate, Agar, Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Lactate, Fumaric Acid, Eggs, Lactic Acid, Titanium Dioxide (Color), Pectin, Carrageenan, Locust Bean Gum, Silicone Dioxide (Anticaking Agent), Sodium Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Vitamin A Palmitate, Red 40, Blue 1.

  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