Over 35 years after the first study linking Red 3 to thyroid cancer in rats was published, the US is beginning to wean it out of foods and drugs.

The US Food and Drug Administration has revoked its authorization of Red No. 3 in food, drinks and ingested drugs across the country after two studies showed that when laboratory rats consumed the dye ...

Companies have until January 2028 to stop using the dye. Red No. 3 is a petroleum-based artificial food coloring that’s been used in a variety of products, spanning cough medicine to nutrition ...

Red Dye No. 3, or erythrosine, is a synthetic red food dye once popular in candies and cakes. The ... [+] FDA bans Red Dye No. 3 under the Delaney Clause, citing cancer risks observed in lab ...

The FDA will no longer allow Red No. 3 in food, beverages and ingested drugs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to ban the use of Red No. 3 dye in food products and medications has ...

Soon enough, red dye No.3 will be gone from shelves—but when? On January 15, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made a huge move when the agency announced it was revoking authorization for ...

U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk. Food and Drug ...

The Food and Drug Administration is ordering food and drug makers to remove a dye called Red 3 from the products U.S. consumers eat and drink. The colorant was banned from cosmetics and non-oral ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to ban the use of Red No. 3 dye in food products and medications has put a spotlight on the many items that contain the dye. The FDA's ban on FD&C Red ...