Over 35 years after the first study linking the artificial food dye Red 3 to thyroid cancer in rats was published, the U.S.

Removal of Red Dye No. 3 won't be immediate. Here are a few popular foods that currently contain the outlawed colorant.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned red dye — called Red 3, or Erythrosine — from foods, dietary supplements and ingested medicines due to potential cancer risk. Local mother and ...

Red 3—also called FD&C Red No. 3, erythrosine or E127—has been widely used in food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals since its ...

The FDA acted on more recent data presented in 2022 as part of a color additive petition showing an increase risk of cancer ...

For consumers, the ban on Red No. 3 represents a small victory for public health and safety. It shows that the FDA is ...

On January 16, 2025 the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued notice requiring manufacturers to reformulate their products removing ...

Did you know your favorite food might be hiding a not-so-healthy secret? Red dye 3, the one that gives many products their ...

Made from petroleum and chemically known as erythrosine, red dye No. 3 is a synthetic color additive used to give foods and ...

USA Today published a list of some of the foods and drinks that contain Red No. 3. Those items include: Red No. 3, also known as erythrosine, is a color additive made from petroleum that gives foods ...

What products will be affected by this ban? Food products, beverages, and drugs that contain Red Dye No. 3 will need to remove it by 2027 for food and by 2028 for drugs. (You can now subscribe to our ...

Targeting tobacco:FDA seeks to limit nicotine in cigarettes, most cigars. Vapes and Zyn are excluded. Red No. 3, also known ...