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 as long.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Here are four Valentine's Day candy alternatives that are free of chemicals and dyes. The Food and Drug ...

It’s the dye that colors so many foods we love from candy to cereal to processed meats. Now the FDA has banned red dye number ...

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

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 ...

The US Food and Drug Administration revoked its authorization of food coloring Red No. 3 on Jan. 15, but the chemical's days ...

On January 16, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an order banning FD&C Red No.3 in food and ingested drugs.1 Food and ingested ...

You may have heard in the news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will no longer allow the use of FD&C Red Dye No. 3 ...

The FDA is banning the use of Red Dye 3 in the U.S. The FDA claims that they have found evidence to support that Red Dye 3 ...

Red Dye No. 3 is an iodine-based compound, which is believed to contribute to its effects on thyroid function.

The FDA recently announced a ban on red dye no. 3, which has been used for years in all kinds of food, like candy, cookies, ...