Centuries before the now-banned red dye No. 3 was synthesized in a lab, humans turned to insects to color their foods, ...

carmine (a dye derived from insects), and pigments sourced from purple sweet potato, radish, and red cabbage. Sensient Food Colors, a major supplier, has highlighted these options as viable ...

Food and beverage companies have until 2027 to remove Red Dye No. 3 from their products. This change could affect the look of ...

The FDA has banned the use of FD&C Red Dye No. 3 in foods and medicines due to its potential health risks. Discover the science behind this food coloring and its substitutes.

“Red 3 is the food dye with the clearest evidence of cancer ... Starbucks consumers may have consumed the bug dye early last decade. Strawberries-and-cream Frappuccino, raspberry swirl cakes ...

While some food manufacturers stopped using the dye in their products ... may not know is made from insects) and pigments from purple sweet potato, radish, and red cabbage.

Red 3, like all food dyes, has no health benefits ... from beets and other vegetables and carmine, extracted from insects (Could that bug people?). The good news is that relevant exposure levels ...

Some food manufacturers have already reformulated products to remove Red 3. In its place they use beet juice; carmine, a dye made from insects; and pigments from foods such as purple sweet potato ...

In its place they use beet juice; carmine, a dye made from insects; and pigments from foods such as purple sweet potato, radish and red cabbage, according to Sensient Food Colors, a St. Louis ...