The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the commonly used food dye erythrosine, also known as Red 3, from food, drinks and oral medicines, citing research showing it causes cancer in male ...

Now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned red dye No. 3, many people are criticizing or questioning the safety and the FDA’s allowance of red dye No. 40 and five other color ...

A common food dye used in candies, cereals, condiments, chips, juices, and some dietary supplements and medicines is under scrutiny again some 50 years after its safety was first called into ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a ban on FD&C Red No. 3, a synthetic dye commonly used in candies, cakes, frostings, and strawberry-flavored desserts, as well as in ...

Why was Red Dye No. 3 banned by the FDA? Red Dye No. 3 is being banned by the FDA because of evidence that the artificial colorant can cause cancer in animals. The FDA is not allowed to authorize any ...