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Lucky Charms and Trix go au naturel as General Mills ditches artificial colors

All headlines are identical, reporting General Mills' decision to remove artificial colors from Lucky Charms and Trix cereals.

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As of August 26, 2026 at 7:25 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened General Mills is the second big cereal maker to announce a transition to natural dyes.
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CenterLucky Charms and Trix go au naturel as General Mills ditches artificial colors

WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) · Center · News report

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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Aug 26, 7:25 PM

Lucky Charms and Trix go au naturel as General Mills ditches artificial colors

General Mills is the second big cereal maker to announce a transition to natural dyes.

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Aug 26, 7:06 PM: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette joined the source map.

Aug 26, 7:25 PM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 8 sources · 1 bucket.