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

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the synthetic food dye Red No. 3 (erythrosine) from food products and ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned red dye — called Red 3, or Erythrosine — from foods, dietary supplements and ingested medicines due to potential cancer risk. Local mother and ...

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Red 3—also called FD&C Red No. 3, erythrosine or E127—has been widely used in food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals since its ...

For consumers, the ban on Red No. 3 represents a small victory for public health and safety. It shows that the FDA is ...

On January 16, 2025 the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued notice requiring manufacturers to reformulate their products removing ...

The colorant was banned from cosmetics and non-oral medications decades ago because a study showed it caused cancer when ...

Made from petroleum and chemically known as erythrosine, red dye No. 3 is a synthetic color additive used to give foods and ...

Here's what we know: Red No. 3, also known as erythrosine, is a color additive made from petroleum that gives foods and drinks a bright, cherry-red color. According to the FDA announcement, the ...

The Red 3 dye is also known as erythrosine or FD&C Red No. 3. The ban removes it from the list of approved colour additives in foods, dietary supplements and oral medicines, such as cough syrups.

What products will be affected by this ban? Food products, beverages, and drugs that contain Red Dye No. 3 will need to remove it by 2027 for food and by 2028 for drugs. (You can now subscribe to our ...