Over 35 years after the first study linking the artificial food dye Red 3 to thyroid cancer in rats was published, the U.S.

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 ...

The FDA banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 based on a petition asking that the agency follow a specific guideline.

Manufacturers who use Red No. 3 in food will have until Jan. 15, 2027, to change their products, according to Wednesday's FDA announcement, while those who use the dye in drugs will have until Jan. 18 ...

Manufacturers who use Red No. 3 in food will have until Jan. 15, 2027, to reformulate their products, while those who use the dye in drugs will have until Jan. 18, 2028, according to the FDA ...

Because research showed then that the way the dye causes cancer in rats does not apply to humans, “the FDA did not take ...

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T he U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of red dye No. 3 in foods, more than three decades after ...

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 ...

The FDA said manufacturers who use red three in food and ingested drugs will have until January 15, 2027 or January 18, 2028, respectively, to reformulate their products.