Over 35 years after the first study linking the artificial food dye Red 3 to thyroid cancer in rats was published, the U.S.

Red Dye No. 3, also known as erythrosine, is a synthetic food dye that gives foods and drinks a bright red color. It is also ...

The dye, known for its bright cherry-red color, is found in candies, snack cakes, maraschino cherries, and some beverages.

A spokeswoman for the International ... coloring, such as beet extract. "I am concerned about parents who cannot easily access foods that are dye-free," she says. "If your only options for food ...

With an FDA ban on Red No. 3 underway, consumers may be seeking alternatives to the potentially harmful color additive.

FDA officials have telegraphed the decision for months. While the agency has long said that it did not think evidence of Red 3 causing cancer applied to humans, officials said their hand was forced by ...

U.S. regulators last week banned the use of the dye known as Red 3 in the nation's food, nearly 35 years after it was banned ...

One way they can do this is to use a process called chromatography. In the activity below, you can try chromatography to separate colors in a mixture of food coloring! Place a coffee filter on a tray ...

Many food items that are popular with New Yorkers will be banned soon. The Food and Drug Administration placed a ban on red ...

The Food and Drug Administration has said it is banning the use of Red No. 3, a synthetic dye that has long been used in the U.S. to color certain foods, such as candies and colored beverages ...