Not in the least. A quick back-of-the-envelope calculation tells me that I would have to eat 100 cups of candy corn every day for red dye number 3 to be 4 percent of my diet.

The FDA announced on Jan. 15 that it is amending its color additive regulations to no longer allow the use of Red 3, which was first approved by the FDA in 1969.

The FDA's ban on Red Dye Number 3, set to take effect in January 2027, raises health concerns among local doctors who recommend reducing artificial food dyes to improve children's health and behavior.

The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it’s banning the use of Red No. 3, a synthetic dye that gives food and drinks their bright red cherry color but has been linked to cancer in animals.

Last month, the Food and Drug Administration announced it is banning Red No. 3, a food dye additive in processed foods like sodas, sweets and snacks. Recently, it and other dyes were linked to ...

Manufacturers who use Red No. 3 in food and ingested drugs will have until Jan. 15, 2027, or Jan. 18, 2028, respectively, to reformulate their products, according to the FDA.

Red No. 3 is a color additive made from petroleum that is used to give products a bright, cherry-red color. However, the dye was found to be carcinogenic in high doses but remained approved for ...

There are over 2,000 products sold in the U.S. in recent years that contain Red No. 3, according to a list compiled by the Environmental Working Group, one of the advocacy groups that filed a ...