According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), this dye is found in about 3,000 products sold in the United States.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the use of Red 3 food colouring additive in food, supplements, and ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted a 2022 petition by consumer advocacy groups to ban the use of the dye.

The move comes nearly 35 years after the dye was barred from cosmetics such as lipsticks because of potential cancer risk.