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Hostess has announced that Hostess Jumbo Donettes Glazed Blueberry will remove Red 40 and Blue 2. 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 2.
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Announced
Hostess announced a change. Source: Manufacturer announcement.
Company target
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Current manufacturer ingredient list
Hostess Jumbo Donettes Glazed Blueberry: ingredients (hostesscakes.com)Sugar, Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron Or Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Glycerin, Nonfat Milk, Defatted Soy Flour, Egg Yolk, Wheat Flour, Corn Starch, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Salt, Wheat Starch, Preservatives (Sorbic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Propionate, Natamycin), Dextrose, Mono And Diglycerides, Yellow Corn Flour, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Annatto And Turmeric (For Color), Canola Oil, Agar, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Tapioca Dextrin, Citric Acid, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum, Corn Dextrin, Enzymes, Karaya Gum, Blue 2 Lake, Dried Honey, Red 40 Lake.
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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