YAHOO!News · 5d
The FDA has officially banned Red No. 3. Here are some products that contain the cancer-causing dye
In a bombshell announcement made last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will ban the use of FD&C Red No. 3, a synthetic food dye, from the nation’s food supply. The latest initiative comes more than three decades after the colorant was barred from cosmetics and non-oral medications due to potentially causing cancer.
Yahoo · 1d
Along with the FDA ban, Delaware legislators seek to ban use of Red No. 3 in the state
Delaware legislators joined the Food and Drug Administration’s recent ban on Red No. 3 by introducing a bill in the First State this month with the same goal. Here’s what we know so far. The FDA announced a ban on Red No.
UVA Today · 7d
FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 in Food, Decades After Banning It in Cosmetics
T he U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of red dye No. 3 in foods, more than three decades after researchers discovered its link to cancer in rodents and to worsened attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder and other behavioral symptoms. The dye is already banned from foods in the European Union, New Zealand and Australia.
Popular Science · 13d
FDA bans Red No. 3 dye found in many of your favorite snacks
Red No. 3, chemically known as erythrosine, was first introduced into foods in 1907. Companies subsequently added it to thousands of products to boost their colors over the decades, often in snacks like ice cream and candy marketed directly to children.
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