The Food and Drug Administration is ordering food and drug makers to remove a dye called Red 3 from the products U.S. consumers eat and drink. The colorant was banned from cosmetics and non-oral ...
The ingredient is known to cause cancer in animals. The FDA banned the use of Red No. 3 dye in food products Wednesday morning, citing concerns about the ingredient’s link to health risks ...
Some food manufacturers have already reformulated products to remove Red 3. In its place they use beet juice; carmine, a dye made from insects; and pigments from foods such as purple sweet potato ...