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 of foods and drugs.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned Red No. 3 last week, a dye that gives food and drink a bright, cherry-red color. The removal is in response to a color additive petition filed in ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the commonly used food dye erythrosine, also known as Red 3, from food, drinks and oral medicines, citing research showing it causes cancer in male ...

American food and drug manufacturers are officially on deadline to reformulate any products containing Red Dye No. 3. The move follows California's 2023 ban, which prohibits the sale of foods ...

The move came a few years after a petition highlighted that Red No. 3, also called erythrosine, was shown to cause cancer in rats during research. The ban on erythrosine-containing foods will become ...

Here's what we know: 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 ...

The move comes more than three decades after the EU Scientific Committee for Food (SCF) recommended restricting use of the dye, also known as erythrosine or E127, in the UK and Europe. It is ...

Vapes and Zyn are excluded. Red No. 3, also known as erythrosine, is a color additive made from petroleum commonly used in candy, cakes and cupcakes, frozen desserts, frostings and icing ...

Studies have shown that high doses of red dye No 3, also known as erythrosine, could cause cancer in lab rats, specifically thyroid cancer. However, the FDA has pointed out that those studies “have ...

The Red 3 dye is also known as erythrosine or FD&C Red No. 3. The ban removes it from the list of approved colour additives in foods, dietary supplements and oral medicines, such as cough syrups.

Red 3 is a synthetic colour additive made from petroleum and chemically known as erythrosine; it is used to give foods and beverages a bright cherry-red colour known to cause cancer in animals and ...

Red Dye No. 3, also known as erythrosine, is a synthetic colouring derived from petroleum. Widely used in candies, baked goods, beverages, and medications, the dye was flagged as a potential ...