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 ...

For decades, FD&C Red No. 3 has added its vivid cherry-red hue to candies and cupcakes—but its risks have been debated just as long.

The synthetic additive found in thousands of food products will now be phased out by 2027, but advocates say the agency's ...

The FDA banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 based on a petition asking that the agency follow a specific guideline.

The FDA has revoked the authorization to use Red Dye No. 3 in food and drug products, giving manufacturers until January 15, 2027, or January 18, 2028, to reformulate their products.

Outgoing US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced a ban on Red Dye No 3, a controversial food and drug ...

Jan. 15, 2024 – A long controversial red food dye called FD&C Red No. 3 will finally be banned by the FDA. The coloring, ...

U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred ...

The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday it had decided to revoke Red 3's authorization to be added to foods, over concerns about how the food coloring dye has been linked to cancer in ...

The artificial coloring has long been used in the U.S. to give a bright red or pink hue to certain foods, drinks and ingested ...