{"id":2066732,"date":"2023-10-13T18:20:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T22:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peeps-vows-to-remove-chemical-linked-to-cancer-but-theres-a-big-catch\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T18:23:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T22:23:28","slug":"peeps-vows-to-remove-chemical-linked-to-cancer-but-theres-a-big-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peeps-vows-to-remove-chemical-linked-to-cancer-but-theres-a-big-catch\/","title":{"rendered":"Peeps pledges to eliminate cancer-linked chemical, with a catch."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpeeps-vows-to-remove-chemical-linked-to-cancer-but-theres-a-big-catch%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2066732&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Peeps Vows to Remove\u2064 Chemical Linked to Cancer &#8211; But There&#8217;s a\u200b Big Catch<\/h2>\n<p>The growing backlash against a\u200b common food additive has ensnared \u200ca\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peeps-vows-to-remove-chemical-linked-to-cancer-but-theres-a-big-catch\/\" title=\"Peeps pledges to eliminate cancer-linked chemical, with a catch.\">deeply divisive holiday \u200ctreat<\/a>: \u200cPeeps.<\/p>\n<p>The marshmallow candy, typically associated with seasonal events and wildly divergent opinions, will be having \u2064Red Dye No. 3 removed from virtually all of its various lines.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement provided\u2064 to <a href=\"https:\/\/advocacy.consumerreports.org\/press_release\/consumer-reports-applauds-peeps-candy-maker-for-decision-to-stop-using-red-dye-3-in-advance-of-californias-ban-of-the-dye\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consumer Reports<\/a>, Just \u200cBorn Quality \u2064Confections, the manufacturer of Peeps and other \u2064sugary concoctions, announced the removal of \u200bthe controversial food additive.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Two\u2064 Catches:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>It\u2019s not happening immediately.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Two lines of Peeps will still\u2064 contain the additive.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFor Easter 2024, of\u2062 all our \u200dPEEPS\u00ae offerings, two colors will contain Red\u2064 #3 \u2013 Pink and Lavender,\u201d Just Born said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>So the change won\u2019t be coming\u2063 until \u2062next year and won\u2019t be a complete overhaul.<\/p>\n<p>The company added, \u201cAll Just Born products,\u2063 including Pink and \u2062Lavender PEEPS\u00ae, comply with FDA guidelines and use only FD&#038;C \u2063certified color. HOT TAMALES\u00ae no longer contains Red #3.\u2062 You will begin to see the updated ingredient list on store shelves in the coming months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The move comes \u2064on the heels of a growing\u200d backlash\u200d to strange and hard-to-pronounce ingredients making their way into American products.<\/p>\n<p>In California, a \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/CA\/text\/AB418\/2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">law<\/a> is slated to go into \u200ceffect in \u200b2027 that would ban Red \u2062Dye \u2062No. 3, among other additives, from various \u200dproducts.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mountain-dew-skittles-nesquik-hostess-donuts-foods-banned-bill-passes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legislation<\/a> was hotly contested by the candy\u2063 industry, \u2064but to no avail.<\/p>\n<p>With\u200b that \u200claw taking effect in a few \u200byears, and with it making no sense to produce a specific recipe for California-based products, the tide of\u200c companies ditching those banned \u2062additives will likely grow.<\/p>\n<p>Even\u2062 before that bill, the collective \u200bsentiment against odd food additives was growing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/largest-candy-company-world-sued-famous-treat-contains-toxin-unsafe-eat-lawsuit-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mars<\/a>, the largest candy maker in the\u2063 world, was sued\u200c in 2022 for the use of titanium dioxide in its treats.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, the presence of\u200c titanium dioxide in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bud-light-2-0-skittles-unveils-pro-lgbt-drag-queen-campaign-aimed-toward-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skittles<\/a> caused that litigious uproar. Titanium dioxide is one of the additives \u200dbanned under the California law.<\/p>\n<p>The nonprofit\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewg.org\/news-insights\/news-release\/2023\/02\/landmark-bill-would-protect-californians-harmful-additives-food\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Environmental Working Group<\/a>, which\u2064 helped craft the critical California bill, has blasted the\u2063 banned additives (Red Dye No. 3, titanium dioxide, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-could-ban-skittles-sour-patch-kids-and-campbells-soup-over-additives\/\" title=\"California could ban Skittles, Sour Patch Kids, and Campbell's soup over additives\">brominated vegetable oil<\/a>, \u2063potassium\u2064 bromate \u2062and propyl paraben) for \u200ba number of purported\u2062 health issues, including\u200c \u201ca higher risk of cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve known for years that Red Dye 3 and the other toxic chemicals\u200d banned under California\u2019s landmark pose serious risks to our health,\u201d Brian Ronholm, director of food policy at Consumer\u2064 Reports \u2014 which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewg.org\/news-insights\/news-release\/2023\/09\/landmark-bill-banning-harmful-food-chemicals-california-heads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worked \u200dwith\u2062 EWG<\/a> on the legislation \u2014 \u200bsaid in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe widespread\u2064 use \u2063of Red Dye #3 is particularly concerning since it is found in many products marketed to children who are especially at \u200drisk of\u2063 developing health problems from exposure,\u201d Ronholm said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe \u200capplaud Just \u200cBorn\u2062 for removing\u2063 Red Dye #3 from \u2064PEEPS before the California\u2064 law \u200dgoes into effect in 2027 and urge \u200cother \u2064companies\u200d to do the same,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Food and Drug Administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cspinet.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-12\/Dyes%20Red-3-FDA-Delisting-Cosmetics-2-1-90%20%2813%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">banned Red Dye No. 3<\/a> from cosmetics in 1990, \u2064citing\u2063 <a class=\"body-link css-1xx5y37 et3p2gv0\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23026007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23026007\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"studies\">studies<\/a> \u200bthat \u200clinked it to\u2062 thyroid cancer in lab animals.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch \u200bp{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from \u200bOur Staff:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did you know that 90 percent of advertisers will \u200chave nothing to do \u200bwith The Western Journal? 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Please <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>subscribe today<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank you for\u2062 reading \u2062The\u2063 Western Journal!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/peeps-vows-remove-chemical-linked-cancer-big-catch\/\">Peeps Vows to Remove Chemical Linked to Cancer &#8211; But There&#8217;s \u200ba\u200b Big Catch<\/a> \u200b appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u2063Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Which lines\u2063 of Peeps will still contain Red \u200dDye No. 3 after the \u2063additive is removed from\u200c other varieties<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Peeps, the beloved marshmallow candy associated with seasonal events, has vowed to remove Red Dye No. 3, a controversial\u200d food additive linked to cancer. The move comes in response to the growing backlash against \u200dthe use of strange and hard-to-pronounce ingredients in American products.<\/p>\n<p>Just Born Quality Confections, the\u200b manufacturer of Peeps, announced in \u200ba statement to\u2064 Consumer Reports that they will be removing Red Dye No. 3 from virtually \u200dall of their various lines. However, there are \u2063two catches to this decision.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, the removal of the additive will not take place immediately. The change will only come\u2063 into effect for\u200b Easter 2024. Secondly,\u2063 two lines of Peeps, Pink \u200band \u2062Lavender, will still contain Red Dye No. 3 even<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>maker of Peeps, stated that they are responding to consumer concerns and are committed to providing safe and enjoyable products. The decision to remove Red Dye No. 3 from their candies reflects the increasing criticism of the additive and its potential health risks. Peeps, known for sparking strong debates, will now be free from this controversial ingredient.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":2066733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2066732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2066732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2066732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2066732\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2066733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2066732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2066732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2066732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}