Iconic candies — M&M’s, Skittles, Starbust — get stripped of artificial coloring as Mars chases sugar high with less dye
4 news sources are covering this Business story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
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The brief
"Iconic candies — M&M’s, Skittles, Starbust — get stripped of artificial coloring as Mars chases sugar high with less dye" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 5 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include the-sun.com, Yahoo, ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos and New York Post. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.
Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 83d ago.
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Why is "Iconic candies — M&M’s, Skittles, Starbust — get stripped of artificial coloring" trending?
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Coverage (5)
- M&M's, Skittles, Starburst make huge recipe change by leaving out key ingredient the-sun.com · 85d ago
- Inside lab where America's favorite candies get a makeover Yahoo · 85d ago
- Candy Makeover: M&Ms, Skittles & Starburst unveil new colors without artificial dyes Yahoo · 85d ago
- M&M's, Skittles and Starburst debut versions without artificial food dyes ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · 85d ago
- Iconic candies — M&M’s, Skittles, Starbust — get stripped of artificial coloring as Mars chases sugar high with less dye New York Post · 85d ago
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