Nestlé has successfully removed artificial colors from its lineup of products in the U.S., company officials announced Monday.
The Switzerland-based food and beverage giant said that it met its mid-2026 deadline for eliminating what are known as Food, Drug & Cosmetic — or FD&C — colors from its U.S. portfolio. Those synthetic colors are authorized in food products by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but numerous major food processors have announced plans to phase them out amid growing pressure from regulators and consumers.
The company announced the initiative in the U.S. nearly a year ago, and said at the time that about 90% of its U.S. portfolio was already free of those dyes. In the remaining recipes, the company “removed or replaced them with alternative solutions while maintaining the quality, taste and experience people expect,” officials said.
“Consumers expect more choice, more transparency, and products they can feel good about,” Nestlé USA CEO Marty Thompson said in the announcement. “We will keep evolving in ways that matter to them while strengthening trust in our brands and offering high-quality food and beverages.”
The company said that recently updated recipes are “already arriving on shelves.”
