On January 16, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an order banning FD&C Red No.3 in food and ingested drugs.1 Food and ingested ...

After the Red No. 3 ban, there are now eight color additives approved by the FDA. They are FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2, ...

Over 35 years after the first study linking Red 3 to thyroid cancer in rats was published, the US is beginning to wean it out ...

Discover what FDA's red dye ban means for your food safety. Learn which synthetic colors remain in your favorite foods and ...

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 said manufacturers who use red three in food and ingested drugs will have until January 15, 2027 or January 18, 2028, respectively, to reformulate their products.

A ThedaCare pediatrician says red dye #3 can cause behaviors associated with ADHD, even in kids who don't have it.

While food alone can’t be blamed, it’s certainly part of the problem. The European Union has banned a number of ingredients ...

Red Dye 3 is a synthetic (human-made in a laboratory), petroleum-derived food colorant used to add a vibrant red color to a variety of products. In 1990, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA ...

The Food and Drug Administration is ordering food and drug makers to remove a dye called Red 3 from the products U.S. consumers eat and drink. The colorant was banned from cosmetics and non-oral ...

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration banned Red Dye No. 3 over cancer risks. Good.