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MIO
CSWH grade A (85)
Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 85.
| Indicator | Grade | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Recalls (40%) | A (100) | No recalls found Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026. For current recalls see FDA and USDA. |
| Ingredients (40%) | C (63) | Tier A: 0 of 62 products · A (100) (25%) Tier B: 54 of 62 products (FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6) · F (0) (15%) · products |
| FDA warning letters (20%) | A (100) | None found to the owner Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026. |
Shown, not graded: recall reasons (none) · IARC notes (0 products) · FDA dye pledge: In progress.
Recalls, Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026
No FDA recall matched to this brand.
2 recall events by Kraft Heinz Foods Company name no brand, so they are on the owner's page, not counted here.
Store-brand and co-packer recalls count on a brand only when a UPC in the recall matches one of its products.
Ingredients on our watch list
FD&C Red No. 40 Tier B in 41 of 62 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(34): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
FD&C Blue No. 1 Tier B in 29 of 62 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(7): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
FD&C Yellow No. 5 Tier B in 21 of 62 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(43): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
FD&C Yellow No. 6 Tier B in 9 of 62 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(44): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
Products (54)
- ACAI BERRY STORM LIQUID WATER ENHANCER DRINK MIX, ACAI BERRY · UPC 43000005804 · FoodData Central record of Jul 13, 2023
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - ACAI BERRY STORM LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, ACAI BERRY STORM · UPC 4358004 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - ARCTIC GRAPE FIT LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, ARCTIC GRAPE · UPC 4355104 · FoodData Central record of Apr 27, 2023
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - ARCTIC GRAPE LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, ARCTIC GRAPE · UPC 43000005507 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - BERRY BLAST SPORT LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, BERRY BLAST · UPC 4355201 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1") · Report an error - BERRY GRAPE LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, BERRY GRAPE · UPC 4359003 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - BERRY POMEGRANATE LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, BERRY POMEGRANATE · UPC 4306807 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - BERRY POMEGRANATE LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, BERRY POMEGRANATE · UPC 43000000687 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - BLACK CHERRY ENERGY LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, BLACK CHERRY · UPC 4304605 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - BLACK CHERRY LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, BLACK CHERRY · UPC 4306700 · FoodData Central record of Dec 7, 2022
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - BLACK CHERRY LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, BLACK CHERRY · UPC 43000000465 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - BLACKBERRY RASPBERRY LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, BLACKBERRY RASPBERRY · UPC 4369806 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - BLUEBERRY LEMONADE LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, BLUEBERRY LEMONADE · UPC 4354901 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - BLUEBERRY LEMONADE LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, BLUEBERRY LEMONADE · UPC 43000005491 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - CHERRY BLACKBERRY LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, CHERRY; BLACKBERRY · UPC 43000005552 · FoodData Central record of Jul 13, 2023
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - CITRUS GREEN TEA VITAMINS LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, CITRUS GREEN TEA · UPC 4374808 · FoodData Central record of Apr 27, 2023
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error - CRANBERRY RASPBERRY LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, CRANBERRY RASPBERRY · UPC 43000005774 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - FRUIT PUNCH LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, FRUIT PUNCH · UPC 4305002 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - FRUIT PUNCH LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, FRUIT PUNCH · UPC 4389305 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - GREEN THUNDER LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, GREEN THUNDER · UPC 4304207 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error - LEMON LIME LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, LEMON LIME · UPC 4358800 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error - LEMONADE LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, LEMONADE · UPC 4305109 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error - LEMONADE LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, LEMONADE · UPC 4389208 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error - LEMONADE LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, LEMONADE · UPC 43000000519 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error - MANGO PEACH LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, MANGO PEACH · UPC 4307602 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error - MANGO PEACH NATURALLY FLAVORED LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, MANGO; PEACH · UPC 43000000762 · FoodData Central record of Jul 13, 2023
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error - MIO, ENERGY LIQUID WATER ENHANCER · UPC 43000005828 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error - MIO, ENERGYLIQUID WATER ENHANCER · UPC 43000000632 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error - MIO, ENERGYLIQUID WATER ENHANCER, BLACK CHERRY NATURAL FLAVOR WITH OTHER NATURAL FLAVOR, BLACK CHERRY NATURAL FLAVOR WITH OTHER NATURAL FLAVOR · UPC 43000000670 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - MIO, FIT LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, LEMON LIME, LEMON LIME · UPC 43000005835 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error - MIO, FIT LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, ORANGE, ORANGE · UPC 43000005842 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error - MIO, LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, ACAI BERRY STORM, ACAI BERRY STORM · UPC 43000005811 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - MIO, LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, ARCTIC GRAPE, ARCTIC GRAPE · UPC 43000005514 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - MIO, LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, BERRY BLAST, BERRY BLAST · UPC 43000005538 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1") · Report an error - ORANGE LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, ORANGE · UPC 43000005897 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error - ORANGE TANGERINE LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, ORANGE TANGERINE · UPC 4377407 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error - ORANGE TANGERINE VITAMINS LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, ORANGE TANGERINE · UPC 4304702 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error - ORANGE VANILLA LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, ORANGE VANILLA · UPC 43000006566 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error - ORCHARD APPLE LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, ORCHARD APPLE · UPC 4365402 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error - STRAWBERRY KIWI LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, STRAWBERRY; KIWI · UPC 43000008546 · FoodData Central record of Jul 13, 2023
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - STRAWBERRY ORANGE LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, STRAWBERRY ORANGE · UPC 4369709 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error - STRAWBERRY PINEAPPLE SMASH ENERGY LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, STRAWBERRY PINEAPPLE SMASH · UPC 4365800 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error - STRAWBERRY PINEAPPLE SMASH LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, STRAWBERRY PINEAPPLE SMASH · UPC 4377902 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error - STRAWBERRY WATERMELON LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, STRAWBERRY WATERMELON · UPC 4305604 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - STRAWBERRY WATERMELON LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, STRAWBERRY WATERMELON · UPC 4307505 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - STRAWBERRY WATERMELON LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, STRAWBERRY WATERMELON · UPC 4389509 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - SWEET TEA LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, SWEET TEA · UPC 4308504 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error - SWEET TEA LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, SWEET TEA · UPC 43000000854 · FoodData Central record of Jul 13, 2023
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error - TROPICAL CHERRY LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, TROPICAL CHERRY · UPC 43000006993 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - TROPICAL FUSION ENERGY LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, TROPICAL FUSION · UPC 4358509 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error - TROPICAL FUSION LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, TROPICAL FUSION · UPC 43000005859 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error - WATERMELON LEMONADE LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, WATERMELON LEMONADE · UPC 4385600 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - WATERMELON LEMONADE LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, WATERMELON; LEMONADE · UPC 43000008560 · FoodData Central record of Jul 13, 2023
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - WICKED BLUE CITRUS LIQUID WATER ENHANCER, WICKED BLUE CITRUS · UPC 43000006528 · FoodData Central record of Mar 19, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1") · Report an error
Labels change: each row shows the date of its FoodData Central record. A brand that has changed a recipe can report it with "Report an error".
FDA warning letters to Kraft Heinz Foods Company, Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026
None found from FDA food offices.
FDA notes that later events may have changed the regulatory status of what a letter discusses.
FDA dye pledge: In progress
The Kraft Heinz Company names this brand: Crystal Light®, Kool-Aid®, MiO®, Jell-O®, Jet-Puffed®
- Eliminate certified color additives from products by the end of 2027.
Source: FDA's tracker of food industry dye pledges
Shown, not graded: a completed pledge already shows up as fewer dyes in the ingredients.