Taco Bell is dropping artificial colors and flavors from its menu this year

If your Taco Bell order tastes a little funky next year, it might not be from the questionable quality of the meat. Today, everyone's favorite provider of FourthMeal announced that it will remove artificial colors and flavors, high fructose corn syrup, and added trans fats from its menu by the end of 2015.
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While the company's latest move sounds bold, the taco chain isn't necessarily blazing a trail here — many leading fast food chains have been changing their menus lately because of consumer pressure. In the last few months alone, Panera dropped more than 150 artificial ingredients from its foods, McDonald's abandoned antibiotics in its chickens, and Chipotle completely removed GMOs from its menu.