The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday, Jan. 15, banned a common food additive called red dye No. 3 from products that Americans eat and drink, including ingested medications.

Red No. 3, also known as erythrosine, is a color additive made from petroleum commonly used in candy, cakes and cupcakes, frozen desserts, frostings and icing, and certain ingested drugs ...

Baked goods and snacks like Entenmann's Little Bites Party Cake Mini Muffins, Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot, Toaster pastries and cookies with red icing or decorations. Dairy and frozen foods ...

Some baked goods and snacks – mostly with red icing – contain Red 3. Betty Crocker Red Decorating Icing contains Red 3. But Pillsbury’s Funfetti Valentine’s Day Vanilla Frosting – which ...

Some baked goods and snacks contain the additive, mainly those with red icing. Betty Crocker’s Red Decorating Icing contains the dye. Consumer advocates say some gummy vitamins and medications ...

Some baked goods and snacks – mostly with red icing – contain Red 3. Betty Crocker Red Decorating Icing contains Red 3. But Pillsbury’s Funfetti Valentine’s Day Vanilla Frosting – which is swirled ...