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 ...

The FDA acted on more recent data presented in 2022 as part of a color additive petition showing an increase risk of cancer ...

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 ...

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

USA Today published a list of some of the foods and drinks that contain Red No. 3. Those items include: Red No. 3, also known as erythrosine, is a color additive made from petroleum that gives foods ...

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 ...

Shoppers should always check food labels to see if an item they want to buy includes Red 3, which is also known as erythrosine and FD&C Red No. 3. These are some of the product categories where ...