America’s largest meat company, Tyson Foods, has announced that it making changes to the ingredients of its products to comply with the policies of President Donald Trump’s administration.
Tyson announced that it will end the use of synthetic food dyes in its products to align with the “Make America Healthy Again” initiatives of the Trump administration.
In a statement, Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King said he expects the company to remove all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from its products by the end of May.
King revealed the plans during Tyson’s Q2 earnings call.
The executive claimed that most of Tyson Foods’ products do not contain these types of food dyes.
However, he added that Tyson has already begun reformulating the products that do.
“Today, the vast majority of our retail branded Tyson products, including our Tyson Dino Nuggets, Tyson Chicken Nuggets, Tyson Chicken Bites, and Jimmy Dean Maple Griddle cakes do not contain any of these types of dyes, and we have been proactively reformulating those few products that do,” he said during the call.
King also affirmed that no Tyson Foods products offered through school nutrition programs contain artificial food dyes.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. expressed his support for this move.
In a post on X, RFK Jr. said:
“Just 13 days after @HHSgov + @US_FDA announced plans to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply, Tyson Foods today reported it will eliminate these dyes by the end of May.
“I look forward to seeing more companies follow suit and put the health of Americans first.
“Together, we will Make America Healthy Again,” he added.
Just 13 days after @HHSgov + @US_FDA announced plans to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply, Tyson Foods today reported it will eliminate these dyes by the end of May. I look forward to seeing more companies follow suit and put the health of… pic.twitter.com/HUyKJCTN70
— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) May 5, 2025
On April 21, RFK Jr. and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary announced a move to ban artificial petroleum-based food dyes from the nation’s food supply.
The move is part of a long-term plan to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA).
Consumption of synthetic food dyes has been linked to brain development issues in children.
It also increases the risk of cancer, according to a 2021 press release from California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
“These studies demonstrated clearly that some children are likely to be more adversely affected by synthetic food dyes than others,” the agency claimed.
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