The state of California banned the Red No. 3 dye and three other food additives in 2023, which gave manufacturers until 2027 ...

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 ...

The recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ban on red dye 3 marks a turning point, a reckoning long overdue, as ...

After the U.S. FDA banned the use of Red Dye 3 in food, beverages, and medications in January 2025 due to its carcinogenic ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) has stated there is "no data" showing health hazards from the food dye Red No.

You may have heard in the news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will no longer allow the use of FD&C Red Dye No. 3 ...

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 ...

The dye is known as erythrosine, FD&C Red No. 3 or Red 3. The ban removes it from the list of approved color additives in foods, dietary supplements and oral medicines, such as cough syrups.

Shoppers should always check food labels to see if items includes Red 3, which is also known as erythrosine and FD&C Red No. 3. Below are some of the product categories where the dye is most likely to ...

Red Dye No. 3 is an iodine-based compound, which is believed to contribute to its effects on thyroid function.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent ban on the use of a popular food dye will create a new challenge for home ...