Tyson Foods to Eliminate Corn Syrup From Products
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Tyson Foods Inc. said it plans to eliminate corn syrup and other ingredients from its products by the end of the year, echoing calls by the Trump administration for changes in the U.S. food supply.
The meat producer’s goal is to stop using high-fructose corn syrup, sucralose, BHA/BHT and titanium dioxide in the production of products sold under brands including Tyson, Jimmy Dean and Hillshire Farm, the Springdale-Arkansas company said Sept. 15 a statement.
That’s the latest example of a U.S. food company reformulating its products in response to the Trump administration’s health agenda. The so-called “Make America Healthy Again Commission,” led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has partly blamed the rise in chronic diseases on some ingredients and chemicals in the food supply. The commission has singled out processed sugars like high-fructose corn syrup and “ultra-processed grains,” linking them to conditions such as type 2 diabetes and childhood obesity.
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Earlier this year, Tyson Foods removed synthetic dyes from its domestic branded products. Other large foods companies — including Conagra Brands Inc., Nestle SA, Kraft Heinz Co. and General Mills Inc. — have taken similar steps. In July, the Coca-Cola Co. announced a new Coke product made with U.S. cane sugar instead of corn syrup.
Tyson shares were down as much as 0.4% in New York on Sept. 15.
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