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M&M's

Reever — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 22:54:08 GMT

I am disgusted with Mars, the parent company who makes M&M candies. I wrote a letter and it was ignored. My complaint stems from the unnecessary use of dyes. In my opinion natural juices should be used to color the candies, for example Blueberry, Kale, Carrot, Beet etc. there is no need to ingest these potentially dangerous dyes. I am not buying these candies again.

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CatLoverDogsToo — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 22:57:05 GMT

Okay. You have every right to vote with your wallet. I have a feeling it will be rather like a grain of sand on a beach though.

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birkin baby — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 22:59:42 GMT

Come now...don't mess with the best candy out there!

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MezzieStarr — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 23:00:59 GMT

They are removing artificial coloring. They announced it last year. Said it was a huge undertaking and would take about 5 years to do so.

Mars to remove artificial colors from M&M's and other candy

"Eliminating all artificial colors from our human food portfolio is a massive undertaking, and one that will take time and hard work to accomplish," said Grant Reid, Mars president and CEO. "Our consumers are the boss and we hear them. If it's the right thing to do for them, it's the right thing to do for Mars."

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Reever — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 23:04:33 GMT

So happy to learn of this news Mesmerelda. But why was my letter ignored by the corporation ? They didn't have the decency to reply? Also why does it take 5 years to do this? Perhaps my letter did convince the CEO to make a change ?

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makena — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 23:06:40 GMT

@Reever wrote:
So happy to learn of this news Mesmerelda. But why was my letter ignored by the corporation ? They didn't have the decency to reply? Also why does it take 5 years to do this? Perhaps my letter did convince the CEO to make a change ?

You seem very demanding.

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Carmie — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 23:15:06 GMT

I e-mailed the company who manufactures ICE drinks and asked them to not use red dye or at least cut down on their use of it. I doesn't agree with me at all.

They wrote back the next day and said it is FDA approved and considered safe and they will continue to use it.

i guess we either buy food with dye or don't. Our choice,

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SeaMaiden — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 00:06:01 GMT

If you are eating junky candy like M&M's....a little food coloring is not going to hurt you....I would worry more about the sugar. Best just not to eat them at all....have some blueberries or strawberries or just a nice apple.

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AuntG — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 00:51:46 GMT

To be honest, there is a reason they ignored your suggestion. Red M&M's colored with beets??????

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pieman — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 00:56:10 GMT

Hahahaha...

OMG too funny...

Worry about the coloring but not the chocolate and sugar content , like another poster said..

Just eat a carrot, unless the color orange might worry you....

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LdyBugz — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 01:04:05 GMT

There are other alternatives on the market. I just did a quick search for all natural candy coated chocolate and found some. Sunspire is one brand.

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sidsmom — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 01:05:08 GMT

'...write a letter...'

Dude....all the cool kids are doing Twitter.

Just tweet them for a direct response.

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Peaches McPhee — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 01:06:34 GMT

Is today April's Fools Day or something?

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VaBelle35 — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 01:07:23 GMT

Have no fear, Andrew Lessman said he is making M&Ms with choconuvo, cholestacare and fibermucil.

You know the colors will be all natural and organic, non-GMO

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Noel7 — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 02:12:53 GMT

Red is natural in many cases. Red has been used for food coloring for many years. The color comes from beetles.

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HappyDaze — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 02:17:52 GMT

@Reever wrote:
So happy to learn of this news Mesmerelda. But why was my letter ignored by the corporation ? They didn't have the decency to reply? Also why does it take 5 years to do this? Perhaps my letter did convince the CEO to make a change ?

somehow I have a feeling your one letter didn't even end up anywhere near the CEO's desk. And do you know how many letters, etc they probably get? The fact of the matter is, they are doing what you had asked them to do so isn't that enough? Or you still want/demand/expect a personalized letter indicating the same thing already posted here? The whole point of writing a company asking them to remove an ingredient or whatever is to get results right?? Or was yours just to get a personal acknowledgement?

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missy1 — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 02:21:43 GMT

People are not eating M& M's for health reasons, but for enjoyment. There are many other choices out there for a healthier sweet snack.

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sassenach1 — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 02:23:24 GMT

You may receive a reply sooner if you reach out via email, or Facebook, Twitter or other Social Media.

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sunshine45 — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 02:42:20 GMT

@Carmie wrote:
I e-mailed the company who manufactures ICE drinks and asked them to not use red dye or at least cut down on their use of it. I doesn't agree with me at all.

They wrote back the next day and said it is FDA approved and considered safe and they will continue to use it.

i guess we either buy food with dye or don't. Our choice,

Is the color safe?

All of the food colors we use are approved and deemed safe for food use by the US FDA. Unfortunately, natural colors do not offer the same properties related to taste and color stability. So we continue to study new information regarding food ingredients as it becomes available, as well as listen to our consumers.

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blackhole99 — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 02:53:26 GMT

@Reever wrote:
I am disgusted with Mars, the parent company who makes M&M candies. I wrote a letter and it was ignored. My complaint stems from the unnecessary use of dyes. In my opinion natural juices should be used to color the candies, for example Blueberry, Kale, Carrot, Beet etc. there is no need to ingest these potentially dangerous dyes. I am not buying these candies again.

They will probably use your idea and not give you any credit for it. I don't buy M&Ms ,but I would if they made the candy coating with vegetable dyes.