One of America’s top retailers, Walmart, removed some of the ingredients found in its products. Consumers are encouraged to take note of the ingredients that are removed. Additionally, some people may be surprised when they see everything that has been removed. It has been confirmed that the retail giant is eliminating unfamiliar ingredients from a long list of products.
Details about this decision
Walmart United States decided to eliminate synthetic dyes across all of the company’s private brand food products. The retailer also intends to eliminate an additional 30 ingredients. Some of the key insights are the fact that Walmart is removing synthetic dyes and an additional 30 other ingredients. Some of these include certain preservatives, artificial sweeteners and fat substitutes, from the company’s Unites States private brand foods.
Also, it includes Great Value, Marketside, Freshness Guaranteed and better goods. It is important to note that the consumers will still receive the same great taste and value; with high quality options they can feel good about feeding their families.
The list of removed ingredients
Walmart made a long list public of all the ingredients the company eliminated from its products. There are several types of synthetic dyes that the retail giant eliminated from its private brand products. Below is a list of the 11 synthetic dyes that are removed by Walmart, United States:
- FD&C Blue 1
- FD&C Blue 2
- FD&C Green 3
- FD&C Red 3
- FD&C Red 4
- FD&C Red 40
- FD&C Yellow 5
- FD&C Yellow 6
- FD&C Citrus Red
- FD&C Orange B
- Canthaxanthin
The retailer also removed some additional ingredients that consumers should lookout for. In addition to the dyes that has been removed, there are 30 other ingredients that are also removed from Walmart United States private brand foods.
- Titanium Dioxide
- Azodicarbonamide
- Dicotyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate (DSS)
- Sucrose Polyester
- Toluene
- Anisole
- Lye
- Morpholine
- Propylene oxide
- Sodium Stearyl Fumarate
- Stearyl tartrate
- Ficin
- Synthetic trans fatty acid
- Butylparaben
- Lactylated Esters of Mon & Diglycerides (OLEON)
- Methylparaben
- Propylparaben
- Calcium Bromate
- Potassium Bromate
- Bromated flour
- Neotame
- Advantame
- Phthalates
- Potassium Bisulfite
- Potassium Nitrate
- Potassium Nitrite
- Simplesse
- Sodium Ferrocyanide (aka Yellow Prussiate of Soda)
- Sucroglycerides
- Talc