Tyson Foods said on May 5 that it was working to eliminate the use of petroleum-based synthetic dyes in its food production and is expecting to complete this by the end of the month.
Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King made the announcement during an earnings call with investors, saying the company has been “proactively reformulating” food products that contain any type of synthetic dyes.
King did not specify a date for when this elimination process will be completed, but noted that most of Tyson Foods’ products, including its chicken nuggets, already do not include such dyes.
He added that none of the products offered through school nutrition programs contain petroleum-based synthetic dyes as ingredients….