Red Dye No. 3 has been banned for use in cosmetics and topical drugs since 1990. So why is it still in our food? This video ...

11:28 a.m. Jan. 16, 2025: This story was updated with new details on foods with Red. No. 3. Red No. 3, an artificial food coloring with links to cancer, will soon be banned by the U.S. Food and ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned Red No. 3 last week, a dye that gives food and drink a bright, cherry-red color. The removal is in response to a color additive petition filed in 2022 ...

Red dye 40, made of a chemical compound called Allura red AC, is already banned in California, and is among the dyes that the FDA plans to eliminate, according to the April 22 statement.

The FDA has banned red dye No. 3, as the synthetic additive is known to cause cancer. Nutritionists Ilana Muhlstein and Robin DeCicco discuss what this means for American health.

Red dye No. 3 must be removed from food by mid-January 2027 and excised from ingested drugs the following year after the FDA’s decision to ban it.

U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk.

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 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January, setting deadlines for stripping the brightly hued additive from candies and cough ...

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.

How to find foods containing Red Dye No. 3. There's a way to check for Red Dye No. 3 even if you don't have a package of your favorite foods on hand to look at the ingredients.