The dye, known for its bright cherry-red color, is found in candies, snack cakes, maraschino cherries, and some beverages.
Red Dye No. 3, also known as erythrosine, is a synthetic food dye that gives foods and drinks a bright red color. It is also ...
Three companies that use Red Dye No. 3 have responded to Newsweek about the ban on the additive from the nation's food supply, which is due to its potential links to cancer.
BY NOW, YOU'VE probably seen the news about the FDA revoking authorization for the use of Red Dye No. 3, or erythrosine, in the United States. There’s an absolute frenzy about this "cancer ...
The Food and Drug Administration’s ban on the use of red dye No. 3 in food is set to take place in mid-January 2027 and affects hundreds of products, including candies and drinks, snacks and ...
Companies have until January 2028 to stop using the dye. Red No. 3 is a petroleum-based artificial food coloring that’s been used in a variety of products, spanning cough medicine to nutrition ...
Come January 2027 (yes, two years from now), food manufacturers must remove Red Dye No. 3 from all of their products, according to the FDA. But what even is Red Dye No. 3? Is it dangerous?