Red No. 3, also known as erythrosine, is a color additive made from petroleum that gives foods and drinks a bright, cherry-red color. According to the FDA announcement, the additive is ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially banned red dye — called Red3, or Erythrosine — from foods, dietary supplements and ingested medicines, as reported by the ...
Officials cited a statute known as the Delaney Clause, which requires FDA to ban any additive found to cause cancer in people or animals. The dye is known as erythrosine, FD&C Red No. 3 or ...