After years of warnings from health advocates about cancer and other issues associated with Red No. 3, the Food and Drug Administration has banned the dye, which is found in thousands of food and ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned Red No. 3 last week, a dye that gives food and drink a bright, cherry-red color. The removal is in response to a color additive petition filed in ...

FILE – Pez candy, which contains red dye no. 3, is on display at a store in Lafayette, Calif., March 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File) The dye is known as erythrosine, FD&C Red No. 3 or Red 3.

Red Dye No. 3 has also been found in other common pantry and refrigerated products. Story continues below photo gallery. Damon C. Williams is a Philadelphia-based journalist reporting on trending ...

FD&C Red No. 40, more commonly known as red 40, is making headlines again as lawmakers debate whether food dyes should remain legal in the United States. The dye, which has been registered with ...

Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the use of red dye No. 3 from the country’s food supply, citing studies that have found the dye to cause cancer in rats. Often called ...

"The FDA is revoking the authorization for the use of FD&C Red No. 3 as a matter of law, based on the Delaney Clause of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act)," the FDA website announced.

Now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned red dye No. 3, many people are criticizing or questioning the safety and the FDA’s allowance of red dye No. 40 and five other color ...