The US Food and Drug Administration announced this month that it's effectively banning Red No. 3, the controversial ...

After decades of debate, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a ban on Red Dye No. 3, a synthetic food coloring that’s been linked to cancer in male lab rats. The decision comes after ...

Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) order banning the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food products, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias renewed his call for an overhaul of the ...

The FDA banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 based on a petition asking that the agency follow a specific guideline.

T he U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs on Wednesday, more than three decades after the agency prohibited it from being used in ...

The FDA said Wednesday it’s banning the use of Red No. 3, a synthetic dye that has been linked to behavioral problems in children and cancer in animals.

The dye, known for its bright cherry-red color, is found in candies, snack cakes, maraschino cherries, and some beverages.

Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. The US Food and Drug Administration is banning the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food, drinks, and medication, the agency announced Wednesday. The dye, which ...

The Food and Drug Administration is banning the use of Red No. 3, the petroleum-based dye that gives many popular ... out the additive prior to the FDA’s January 15 announcement, the synthetic ...

The Food and Drug Administration announced last week that it will revoke authorization for FD&C Red No. 3 in food and ...

For consumers, the ban on Red No. 3 represents a small victory for public health and safety. It shows that the FDA is actively engaged in protecting the American food supply from harmful additives. As ...

Red No. 3, approved for use in foods in 1907, is made from petroleum. The FDA's effort to ban the dye has been in the works ... School Food Safety Act, which bans six other synthetic dyes from ...