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

For decades, FD&C Red No. 3 has added its vivid cherry-red hue to candies and cupcakes—but its risks have been debated just ...

The synthetic additive found in thousands of food products will now be phased out by 2027, but advocates say the agency's ...

In a bombshell announcement made last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will ban the use of FD&C Red No. 3 ...

Delaware legislators joined the Food and Drug Administration’s recent ban on Red No. 3 by introducing a bill in the First ...

The FDA has banned red dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs, the agency announced. But what exactly is red dye No. 3, and why ...

It has been reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has officially (and finally) instituted a ban on red dye No.

The FDA published two major rules on Wednesday. The first lowers permissible nicotine levels in cigarettes. The second bans dye Red No. 3—also known as erythrosine, a color additive made from ...

Red 3 – also called FD&C Red No. 3, erythrosine or E127 – has been widely used in food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals since its FDA approval in 1969. You’ve likely encountered Red 3 before.

The FDA revokes FD&C Red No. 3 authorization due to cancer concerns under the Delaney Clause, impacting food and drug ...

Officials cited a statute known as the Delaney Clause, which requires FDA to ban any additive found to cause cancer in people or animals. The dye is known as erythrosine, FD&C Red No. 3 or Red 3.