Ingredient used in more than 9,200 processed foods and drinks banned for link to cancer
A synthetic red dye used in thousands of food and drink products has been banned by US officials after being linked to cancer. Bright cherry-colored Red No 3 had its use authorization revoked on Wednesday by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA),
FDA Bans Red No. 3 from Food and Drinks, Citing Cancer Risks
The artificial food dye can be found in candy, beverages, chips and other packaged foods — often consumed by children.
US bans popular red dye from foods — 35 years after it was banned in cosmetics
Red No. 3. is commonly found in candy, gum, and cookies, including Brach’s candy corn, Betty Crocker sprinkles, and strawberry Ensure over links to cancer.
FDA moves to ban Red 3, citing concern over cancer in some animals
FDA officials have telegraphed the decision for months. While the agency has long said that it did not think evidence of Red 3 causing cancer applied to humans, officials said their hand was forced by a law requiring the agency to pull additives that are cancerous in animals.
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FDA bans red dye No. 3 in foods, decades after additive found to cause cancer in rats
The FDA has banned a red food dye that has long been on the enemies list of consumer groups, as well as the designated next health secretary, RFK Jr.
FDA bans controversial red dye found in candy, drinks and snacks
Studies show that high doses could cause cancer in rats, but the regulators maintain that no evidence exists that ingesting the coloring causes cancer in humans.
FDA Finally Revokes FD&C Red No. 3 For Food And Drugs
The FDA revokes FD&C Red No. 3 authorization due to cancer concerns under the Delaney Clause, impacting food and drug manufacturers.
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FDA bans red dye No. 3 over link to cancer in rats
Food and beverage manufacturers must reformulate thousands of products, including candy and cereal, that use the petroleum-based coloring by Jan. 15, 2027.
FDA bans red dye No. 3 from food, drinks and ingested drugs in the US
Red dye No. 3 has been permissible for use in food despite the Delaney Clause of the FDA’s Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The clause, in part, “prohibits the FDA from approving a color additive that is ingested if it causes cancer in animals or humans when ingested,” according to the agency .
FDA bans red food dye due to potential cancer risk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has officially banned red dye — called Red 3, or Erythrosine — from foods, dietary supplements and ingested medicines, as reported on Wednesday.
FDA bans Red Dye No. 3, artificial coloring used in beverages, candy and other foods
The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it’s banning the use of Red No. 3, a synthetic dye that gives food and drinks their bright red cherry color but has been linked to cancer in animals.
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After a Red No. 3 ban, could other food additives be cut the same way?
Food dye Red No. 3 has been banned by the FDA. Are there other food additives that could soon be forbidden the same way?