Walmart plans to remove artificial colors and other food additives from store brands by 2027Walmart (Photo: Jay Phagan / CC BY 2.0 / MGN)NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart said Wednesday that it plans to remove synthetic food dyes and 30 other ingredients, including some preservatives, artificial sweeteners and fat substitutes, from its store brands sold in the United States by January 2027. In recent months, major food companies such as Kraft Heinz, Nestle and Conagra Brands have pledged to eliminate petroleum-based synthetic dyes in coming years. Walmart took its news a step further by identifying other kinds of food additives in its phase-out timeline. But some of the 11 artificial food dyes detailed by Walmart were already banned, proposed to be banned or haven’t been used for years, including Red No. Ronholm said he was not aware of problems related to toulene, anisole or morpholine, three other additives Walmart plans to eliminate from its foods.