General Mills announced Thursday that its complete portfolio of foods for K-12 schools is now produced without “certified colors.”
The announcement followed the reformulation of the company’s final school food product with synthetic color additives — Lucky Charms 25% Less Sugar Cereal. The food producer originally set a goal of removing certified colors from its school lineup by this summer.
“We are proud to have reached this important milestone,” General Mills North America Foodservice President Pankaj Sharma said in a statement. “As a trusted partner to schools for more than a century, this is yet another example of listening to their needs and providing great-tasting products from brands students love.”
The company said it remains on track to remove synthetic colors from its overall cereals lineup by this summer, and from its U.S. retail portfolio by the end of next year.
