The US Food and Drug Administration announced this month that it's effectively banning Red No. 3, the controversial ...

T he U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs on Wednesday, more than three decades after the agency prohibited it from being used in ...

After decades of debate, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a ban on Red Dye No. 3, a synthetic food coloring that’s been linked to cancer in male lab rats. The decision comes after ...

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

The dye, known for its bright cherry-red color, is found in candies, snack cakes, maraschino cherries, and some beverages.

Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) order banning the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food products, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias renewed his call for an overhaul of the ...

On January 16, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an order banning FD&C Red No.3 in food and ingested drugs.1 Food and ingested ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked its authorization for the use of FD&C Red No. 3, also known as Red Dye No. 3. Issued on ...

The FDA's ban on Red Dye Number 3, set to take effect in January 2027, raises health concerns among local doctors who ...

On January 15, the FDA banned Red Dye No. 3 requiring companies to stop its use by 2027. Numerous studies have shown a ...

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

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 Red 3. The ...