By Dave Weekley No one is going to ever confuse West Virginia with Hollywood. But the Mountain State has had its share of memorable movies shot here, thanks in no small part to our dramatic ...

It’s also a necessity for any company that wants to remain on the shelves in West Virginia, which has banned artificial food dyes, effective Jan. 1, 2028.

In a late-July statement, which was first reported by Bloomberg on Thursday, Mars Wrigley North America announced it plans to release "product options" made without artificial dyes in 2026.

West Virginia said it was deploying 300 to 400 Guard troops, while South Carolina pledged 200 and Ohio says it will send 150 in the coming days.

He has celebrated states such as Utah, West Virginia and Arizona, where certain dyes and processed food were banned from school lunches.

Kellogg’s will eliminate artificial dyes from its breakfast cereals by the end of 2027, according to both the company and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. WK Kellogg Co., the maker of Fruit ...

M&M’s Chocolate, Skittles Original, Extra Gum Spearmint and Starburst Original fruit chews are among the first Mars products to be available without synthetic dyes.

Mars says M&Ms, Skittles, Starburst Original fruit chews, Extra Gum Spearmint will offer candy options that don’t contain artificial dyes next year. Mars joins other big food manufacturing ...