Food coloring is a major part of many modern meals. Although artificial coloring agents appear in processed foods all over the world, specific individual dyes come and go as regulators inspect their ...

(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) The U.S. Drug and Food Administration has banned Red Dye No. 3 in foods. The removal addresses a color additive petition ...

As you buy your candy for next week's Halloween, you might wonder whether they will look or taste different due to the recent ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January, setting deadlines for stripping the brightly hued additive from candies and cough syrup, ...

After years of warnings from health advocates about cancer and other issues associated with Red No. 3, the Food and Drug Administration has banned the dye, which is found in thousands of food and ...

Red No. 3, the artificial coloring that has been linked to cancer and has been banned by U.S. health officials, is currently in scores of products from candy to cold medicine. Red No. 3 is used in ...

The FDA has banned Red Dye No. 3 from food and drugs over cancer risks. Natural options like beet juice and purple sweet potato extract may replace it. Many countries already ban synthetic dyes, ...

After decades of research on the dangers of artificial dyes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the use of FD&C Red No. 3, also known as erythrosine, in food and oral medications.

Could your Halloween treat bowl look or taste a little different this year? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned Red No. 3, a dye that gives food and drink a bright, cherry-red color, in ...

In case you missed it, Red Dye No. 3 was banned in the United States on January 15, 2025, by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Food dyes like Red No. 3, also known by its chemical name ...