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Hostess has announced that Hostess Jumbo Donettes Glazed Strawberry will remove Red 40. Current labels may still list it. 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.
3 sources · manufacturer ingredient list, manufacturer announcement, FDA / government ↓
Announced
Hostess announced a change. Source: Manufacturer announcement.
Company target
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Current manufacturer ingredient list
Hostess Jumbo Donettes Glazed Strawberry: 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, Corn Starch, Wheat Flour, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Yellow Corn Flour, Salt, Preservatives (Sorbic Acid, Sodium Propionate, Potassium Sorbate, Natamycin), Wheat Starch, Dextrose, Mono And Diglycerides, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Annatto And Turmeric (For Color), Agar, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Tapioca Dextrin, Citric Acid, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum, Corn Dextrin, Enzymes, Karaya Gum, Red 40 Lake, Dried Honey.
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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