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 ...

For decades, FD&C Red No. 3 has added its vivid cherry-red hue to candies and cupcakes—but its risks have been debated just ...

Delaware legislators joined the Food and Drug Administration’s recent ban on Red No. 3 by introducing a bill in the First ...

In a bombshell announcement made last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will ban the use of FD&C Red No. 3 ...

Officials cited a statute known as the Delaney Clause, which requires FDA to ban any additive found to cause cancer in people or animals. The dye is known as erythrosine, FD&C Red No. 3 or Red 3.

The synthetic color additive is used in over 9,000 food products, including candy, cereals, and maraschino cherries.

Red No. 3, also known as erythrosine, is a color additive made from petroleum that gives foods and drinks a bright, cherry-red color. According to the FDA announcement, the additive is commonly ...

The FDA is giving food manufacturers until Jan. 15, 2027, to reformulate their products to comply with the rule banning Red ...

One local pharmacist weighed in on a recent ban by the FDA of certain food coloring. Garrett Collier, a pharmacist with ...

Red No. 3, also known as erythrosine, is a color additive made from petroleum that gives foods and drinks a bright, cherry-red color. According to the FDA announcement, the additive is commonly ...

Still, the FDA issued an order on Wednesday to revoke the authorization for the use of Red No. 3 – also known as Erythrosine and gives off a bright, cherry-red color – in food and ingested drugs.