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Back in February 2016, Mars made an announcement that it would remove all artificial colors from its human food products by about 2021. It’s been three years since then, and the commitment is still a work in progress, Mars says.

For years, Editor Crystal Lindell had to watch from afar, but this year she finally got an inside look at everything that goes into the Kettle Awards.

One of the most notable consequences of the federal government shutdown was that it led to fewer food recalls. Unfortunately, that wasn’t because the food being produced during that time was safer — it was because there was less oversight.