Recent searches
Search options
Administered by:
BREAKING: The FDA today officially banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 in foods and beverages in the US.
The move acts on a November 2022 petition submitted by multiple advocacy organizations and individuals, including the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Environmental Working Group, which cited links to cancer.
Read: https://t.co/dd1orS8atU
Unusual Whales - News · The FDA today officially banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 in foods and beverages in the USThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially banned the use of red dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs, more than three decades after scientists identified links between the dye and cancer in animal studies, the agency announced on Wednesday.
Red dye No. 3, a synthetic color additive derived from petroleum and chemically known as erythrosine, has been widely used to create a bright cherry-red hue in various foods and beverages.
This decision stems from a November 2022 petition s