The federal government is banning the long-used synthetic food dye Red No. 3 after further linkage to cancer in test study ...

Red dye No. 3 has been permissible for use in food despite the Delaney Clause of the FDA’s Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic ...

The Food and Drug Administration may soon ban artificial dye Red No. 3, thanks to the work of many public health advocates and lobbyists. The petroleum-based dye, found in thousands of products ...

Food companies have two years to get red dye No. 3 out of their products. But other synthetic dyes have also raised concerns, ...

The decision on red dye No. 3 is more than three decades in the making. In 1990, the FDA forbade the use of the color additive in cosmetics, like lipstick and blush, because studies showed high ...

VERIFY answers four questions about the common food additive red dye No. 3, including what products contain it and if the FDA ...

FD&C Red No. 3, also known as Red 3, is a synthetic food dye that gives foods and drinks a bright, cherry-red color. It is primarily used in foods such as candy, cakes and cupcakes, cookies ...

But the bright cherry-red dye, red dye No. 3, used in drinks and snacks could be banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the next few weeks, the Washington Post reported. Food safety ...