Aldi has announced plans to remove more than 40 ingredients from its private-label food, vitamin, and supplement products by the end of 2027.
The German discount supermarket chain has rapidly expanded its footprint in the United States over the past decade, growing to more than 2,000 stores nationwide.
The company has now confirmed that 44 additional additives will be phased out, including artificial preservatives, colors, flavors, and sweeteners.
Among those set to be eliminated are Acesulfame K, Bromated Flour, Calcium Bromate, Potassium Bromate, Potassium Nitrate, Propylene Oxide, and Titanium Dioxide.
“At the heart of our private label products is a commitment to listening to our customers and continually improving the products they bring into their homes,” said Scott Patton, Aldi’s Chief Commercial Officer.
“Based directly on customer feedback, we are proud to take meaningful steps to make it even easier for families to fill their carts with confidence by delivering simpler ingredients while continuing to provide the quality and value they expect from ALDI.”
The move was celebrated by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who urged other companies to “follow their lead.”
Kennedy has long made reducing chemical additives in the food supply a central part of his “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) agenda, arguing that processed foods and synthetic ingredients are driving chronic disease.
.@AldiUSA is eliminating 44 additional ingredients from its private-label products—including select artificial preservatives, colors, flavors, and sweeteners—expanding its restricted ingredient list from 13 to 57. Other companies should follow their lead. pic.twitter.com/aMe2qJNui7
— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) April 25, 2026
Back in 2015, Aldi became one of the first national grocers to eliminate synthetic colors from private-label items.
Ingredients already removed include Brominated Vegetable Oil and several synthetic dyes, such as FD&C Blue No. 1, Blue No. 2, Green No. 3, Red No. 2, Red No. 3, and Red No. 40.
Other retailers are making similar changes. Walmart has said it will remove synthetic dyes and certain additives from store-brand products by 2027.
Target announced it will require all cereals it sells to eliminate artificial dyes by the end of May.
.Meanwhile, PepsiCo has introduced versions of Cheetos and Doritos without artificial dyes or flavors and said it plans to phase out artificial colors and flavors in brands like Lay’s and Tostitos.
The company has also indicated it will shift toward using oils such as avocado and olive oil instead of canola and soybean oil.
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