The US Food and Drug Administration has banned the dye Red No. 3, along with several others, in an attempt to make food safer ...

The Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of a specific red dye that has been linked to cancer in some rat studies. Red No. 3 is a synthetic dye that gives candies, sodas, and some ...

Food companies still have a couple of years to eliminate petroleum-based Red No. 3 from their products. And there are other synthetic food dyes — in all sorts of different colors — that remain ...

The FDA certifies synthetic color additives and regulates their use. With the FDA’s recent order on Red 3, manufacturers have until January 2027 to remove the dye from their products.

The other common color additives in food are Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6. Two permitted colors are used more rarely: Citrus Red 2 and Orange B. Synthetic dyes are widel ...

The MAHA report called out health risks in kids associated with food dyes. But the connection isn't that clearcut, experts ...

Red No. 3 -- also known as FD&C Red No. 3, erythrosine or Red 3-- is a synthetic dye that is made from petroleum and adds a "bright, cherry-red color" to the products it is added to.

The popular California-based fast food burger chain is giving some of its drinks and ketchup a new taste after the FDA banned red dye No. 3 earlier this year.

Gov. Matt Meyer signed a bill into law that bans Red No. 40 from Delaware schools. Here's what you need to know.

Red No. 3 has been linked to cancer in some rat studies. The FDA said food companies have until 2027 to strip the dye from products. Regulators previously reviewed evidence linking food dye to ADHD.

The FDA certifies synthetic color additives and regulates their use. With the FDA's recent order on Red 3, manufacturers have until January 2027 to remove the dye from their products. Makers of ...