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 ...

T he U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of red dye No. 3 in foods, more than three decades after ...

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 ...

Known as erythrosine, FD&C Red No. 3 or Red 3 is a petroleum-based colour additive used to give sweets and some cough syrups a cherry red colour. In 1990, the FDA banned the use of the dye in ...

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 ...