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

After the Red No. 3 ban, there are now eight color additives approved by the FDA. They are FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2, ...

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 ...

The FDA recently banned the use of one of those dyes, Red Dye No. 3. Brian Ronholm, director of food policy for Consumer ...

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

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has officially banned red dye — called Red 3, or Erythrosine — from foods, dietary supplements and ingested medicines, as reported on Wednesday.

As of January 15, 2025, red dye No. 3 is officially banned in the United States. This decision was made by the Food and Drug ...

Made from petroleum and chemically known as erythrosine, red dye No. 3 is a synthetic color additive used to give foods and beverages a cherry-red color. The dye has been permissible for use in food, ...

T he U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of red dye No. 3 in foods, more than three decades after ...

Red No. 3, also known as erythrosine, is a color additive made from petroleum ... In a separate act passed in 2024, California moved to ban six of the nine FDA-approved artificial food dyes in public ...

The FDA is giving food manufacturers until Jan. 15, 2027, to reformulate their products to comply with the rule banning Red ...

Companies say they are working to update their products to comply with the Food and Drug Administration's decision Wednesday to ban the artificial food dye Red 3, after the agency said it was revoking ...