Archive · 2 Oct 2025
Walmart to Remove Food Additives From Store Brands by 2027
Walmart is making changes to its store-brand foods.
They're taking out over 30 artificial ingredients like dyes, sweeteners, and preservatives.
This will happen by 2027 and affect about 1,000 products like snacks and drinks.
They're doing this because people want healthier foods with fewer artificial ingredients.
Instead of these additives, Walmart will use things like paprika and juice concentrates to give products color and flavor.
Walmart is removing over 30 food additives from its US private-label products by January 2027.
The changes will impact around 1,000 items, including snacks and beverages.
This is in response to growing consumer demand for cleaner ingredients.
The bulk of the changes will focus on the Great Value brand.
Alternatives include paprika, annatto, beta carotene, spirulina, and juice concentrates.
- Who
- Walmart
- What
- Is removing over 30 food additives from its private-label products
- When
- Expected by January 2027
- Where
- United States
- Why
- To address consumer demand for cleaner ingredients
Consumer Advocates
Walmart
Ingredient Quality
Consumer Advocates
Consumers are demanding cleaner ingredients.
Walmart
Alternatives are available to maintain product taste and quality.
- Company
- Walmart
- Action
- Removing food additives from private-label products
- Brands Affected
- Great Value, Bettergoods, Marketside, Freshness Guaranteed
- Additives Targeted
- Synthetic dyes, preservatives, artificial sweeteners, fat substitutes
- Timeline
- Completed by January 2027
- Impact
- Around 1,000 items will be reformulated
- Alternative Ingredients
- Paprika, annatto, beta carotene, spirulina, juice concentrates
