The US Food and Drug Administration announced this month that it's effectively banning Red No. 3, the controversial artificial red dye found in food and drinks that's been linked to cancer. The ...

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 as long.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Here are four Valentine's Day candy alternatives that are free of chemicals and dyes. The Food and Drug ...

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

The FDA has banned Red Dye 3, a petroleum-derived food coloring also known as FD&C Red 3 and erythrosine, because it causes ...

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.

Red dye No. 3 has been permissible for use in food despite the Delaney Clause of the FDA’s Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The clause, in part, “prohibits the FDA from approving a color ...

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

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 ...

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 ...