Tyson Foods is taking another step in reshaping the food industry by pledging to eliminate controversial additives from some of America’s most well-known grocery staples. The company announced on Monday that it will stop using high fructose corn syrup, sucralose, BHA/BHT, and titanium dioxide across its U.S. branded products, including Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Wright, State Fair, and Aidells by the end of 2025. Earlier this year, Tyson Foods removed petroleum-based synthetic dyes from its product line. While the ingredients slated for removal are still FDA-approved and considered safe for use, Tyson says the move is about setting a higher bar for what families can expect on their dinner tables. “We continuously review and assess our product portfolio to ensure the highest quality products that meet the needs of consumers,” said Donnie King, President & CEO of Tyson Foods. “Our decision to remove High Fructose Corn Syrup and other ingredients reflects our ongoing commitment to feeding the world like family, while preserving the taste, value and integrity that define our iconic brands.” The voluntary initiative builds on Tyson’s push to reduce sodium, sugars, and additives in its lineup of food products. The announcement comes after Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced earlier this year that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working with companies to phase out petroleum-based food dyes by the end of 2026 as part of the “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. Tyson, as well as other companies including PepsiCo, vowed to make those changes ahead of schedule, as The Daily Wire previously reported. RFK Jr. has been an outspoken critic of companies using corn syrup, calling the common sugar substitute “poison.” High-fructose corn syrup is “just a formula for making you obese and diabetic,” Kennedy once said, according to The Wall Street Journal. The use of high fructose corn syrup has been at the center of debate among dieticians and health experts for years, as some studies have shown a link between high-fructose corn syrup consumption and the obesity epidemic. In July, President Trump said he was speaking to Coca-Cola about using real cane sugar in their soda instead, which he said the company agreed to do. Trump wrote on Truth Social, “This will be a very good move by them — You’ll see. It’s just better!”

The State of Texas will strip more than 100 teachers of their certifications over their “reprehensible and inappropriate” social media posts about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Gov. Greg Abbott said on Tuesday. The Lone Star State launched an investigation Friday, reporting educators that “have proliferated such vile content,” Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath wrote in a letter to superintendents. The state has already received roughly 180 complaints, according to The Texan. “While the exercise of free speech is a fundamental right we are all blessed to share, it does not give carte blanche authority to celebrate or sow violence against those that share differing beliefs and perspectives,” the letter read. Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images Several incidents of Texas teachers making such comments have circulated online since Kirk’s assassination. One Pflugerville ISD employee posted that she refused “to feel bad about the death of a Nazi,” according to a post shared by Republican State Rep. Hillary Hickland. Klein Independent School District (ISD) shared that a “now former employee” made “unacceptable remarks” regarding Kirk’s “tragic death.” Republican Texas State Sen. Mayes Middleton called for the teachers to not only be fired, but to be placed on “do-not-hire registries.” “Educators cheering murder must not only be fired, but also placed on do-not-hire registries and stripped of their certifications. There must be zero tolerance for this,” Middleton told The Daily Wire. “Their behavior proves they are unworthy of ever being entrusted with educating students again. No half measures and no passing the trash — our children must be protected from these vile individuals. I will fight to ensure they are held fully accountable,” he added. Charlie Kirk, president and founder of Turning Point USA, speaks during Turning Point’s annual AmericaFest 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 22, 2024. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images) The Turning Point USA founder was shot dead on Wednesday while giving a speech at Utah Valley University. The alleged shooter, later identified as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, fired a single bullet that struck Kirk, 31, in the neck from the roof of a building on campus that was adjacent to a courtyard where the event was being held, according to authorities. The suspected assassin was captured on Thursday after his father recognized him in photographs released by authorities and told him to turn himself in. Robinson also appeared to confess on Discord that he had killed Kirk, writing, “Hey guys, I have bad news for you all. It was me at UVU yesterday. im sorry for all of this.”

Actor Michael Keaton spoke out about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a rare move in a Hollywood culture where most celebrities have remained silent. The 74-year-old “Beetlejuice” actor made his opinions known at the Investigative Reporters and Editors’ 50th anniversary gala on Monday night, per Variety.  “Before we start to get into the meat of this thing, I’m going to take a minute to say that, regardless of how I probably — not probably — have disagreed with many things he said, Charlie Kirk leaves behind two kids and a wife,” Keaton said during his speech. “You gotta remember that.” “Because in the end, shooting people will never answer anything, and the irony that he was killed with a gun is unbelievable,” he said. “60 Minutes” journalist Scott Pelley also discussed Kirk at the same event, saying his assassination is an affront to First Amendment rights. “Charlie Kirk was murdered to silence his speech, and three months earlier, former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were murdered to silence their speech,” Pelley said. “Many admired Kirk; many did not. His catchphrase was ‘Prove me wrong.’ To some, that phrase was controversial, even dismissive. But the core idea was: Bring the proof and let’s debate.” “Whether you agreed with Kirk’s ideas or Hortman’s, their murders, their silencing, is blood on the First Amendment,” he added. Keaton has supported Democratic candidates in the past, including Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden. Despite once saying that celebrities shouldn’t dabble too much in politics, he also came out ahead of the 2024 presidential election to slam Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The actor is one of several leftists willing to discuss Kirk’s death. Actress Jamie Lee Curtis also mentioned it on Monday, telling Marc Maron during an appearance on his “WTF” podcast, “I’m going to bring something up with you just because it’s front of mind. Charlie Crist was killed two days ago.”  “Kirk, not Crist,” Maron replied, prompting Curtis to say, “I just call him Crist, I think, because of Christ, because of his deep belief.” The actress stated that she “disagreed” with Kirk on all issues but said, “I believe he was a man of faith, and I hope in that moment when he died that he felt connected to his faith,” as she became emotional. “Even though I find what his ideas were abhorrent to me, I still believe he’s a father and a husband and a man of faith, and I hope whatever ‘connection to God’ means, that he felt it.” She also expressed her discomfort with videos of Kirk’s death being shared so much on social media.

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