The move comes nearly 35 years after the dye was barred from cosmetics such as lipsticks because of potential cancer risk.
Following the ban of red dye No. 3 in the United States, experts weigh in on the potential health risks of red dye No. 40, ...
Food and beverage manufacturers must reformulate thousands of products, including candy and cereal, that use the ...
The FDA banned Red Dye No. 3. The additive is found in over 9,000 U.S. products. Here’s how to avoid it, and what to reach for instead.
A synthetic red dye used in thousands of food and drink products has been banned by US officials after being linked to cancer ...
In a press release, the Center for Science in the Public Interest applauded the change ... When the function is purely aesthetic, why accept any cancer risk?" Lurie urged parents to avoid ...
The artificial food dye can be found in candy, beverages, chips and other packaged foods — often consumed by children.
The dye has been used in a number of foods, like maraschino cherries The US has banned the use of a synthetic dye typically added to foods and beverages to give them a bright, cherry-red hue.
The petition, filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and more than 20 other organizations, cited studies that have shown that Red No. 3 causes cancer in animals and causes ...
FDA officials have telegraphed the decision for months. While the agency has long said that it did not think evidence of Red 3 causing cancer applied to humans, officials said their hand was forced by ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has officially banned red dye — called Red 3, or Erythrosine — from foods, dietary ...
including the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Environmental Working Group, after they provided data demonstrating that the additive induces cancer in male rats. Two studies ...