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 ...

The president of the Center for Science in the Public Interest has pinpointed three more additives they’d like to see banned ...

FDA officials have telegraphed the decision for months. While the agency has long said that it did not think evidence of Red ...

The FDA has banned Red 3, a dye used in foods like candies and snack cakes, citing cancer risks observed in lab rats.

The FDA has banned a red food dye that has long been on the enemies list of consumer groups, as well as the designated next ...

The highest concentrations of heavy metals were found in organic, plant-based, and these types of protein powders.

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

The dye, which was approved for use in 1907, has been banned in cosmetics and topical drugs since 1990 over evidence that it can cause cancer. Its use in food is already banned or restricted in ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned red dye No. 3 from foods. That was first announced on Jan. 15, 2025. This decision by federal regulators comes nearly 35 years after the dye was banned in ...

It was previously banned from use in cosmetics in the U.S. in 1990 due to evidence that the dye causes cancer at high doses in lab rats. While food dyes have existed for centuries, the first synthetic ...

Over 30 years ago, animal studies showed that red dye 3 can cause cancer. And since 1990, red dye 3 has been banned from use in cosmetics and topical drugs — however, not for food use.

A 2022 color additive petition filed by two dozen food safety and health advocates found that Red No. 3 causes cancer in male laboratory rats exposed to high levels of the dye. The FDA noted that ...