FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 in Food, Decades After Banning It in Cosmetics
T he U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of red dye No. 3 in foods, more than three decades after researchers discovered its link to cancer in rodents and to worsened attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder and other behavioral symptoms. The dye is already banned from foods in the European Union, New Zealand and Australia.
Red No. 3 ban: What to know about foods containing the dye
The FDA's ban on FD &C Red No. 3, also known as Red 3, will not go into effect until January 2027 for food products and beverages and January 2028 for consumable medications, meaning products containing Red 3 will still be on the market for the next two years.
A colorful ingredient you may find in your pantry or medicine cabinet is now banned by the Food and Drug Administration.
The FDA’s move comes more than a year after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the California Food Safety Act, which bans ...
U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the additive called red dye No. 3 from the nation's food supply, nearly 35 years after it ...
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