After decades of debate, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a ban on Red Dye No. 3, a synthetic food coloring that’s been linked to cancer in male lab rats. The decision comes after a petition filed in 2022 by advocacy groups,
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Newsweek published a list of some of the foods and drinks that contain Red No. 3. Those items include: Candies like Pez Assorted Fruit, Dubble Bubble Original Twist, Brach's Candy Corn and Jelly Belly.
Red No. 3, also known as erythrosine, is a color additive made from petroleum that gives foods and drinks a bright, cherry-red color.
VERIFY answers four questions about the common food additive red dye No. 3, including what products contain it and if the FDA ban will take effect right away.
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The Food and Drug Administration said it is banning the use of Red No. 3, which is founds in over 3,000 products. Here's a list of a few items
Companies say they are working to update their products to comply with the Food and Drug Administration's decision Wednesday to ban the artificial food dye Red 3, after the agency said it was revoking the additive's authorization over concerns it was causing cancer in rats.
Temple pulmonologist Dr. Jamie Garfield says the proposed regulation is an effective harm reduction strategy, but suggests it will take a significant lobbying effort for it to go into effect.
The Food and Drug Administration is facing some backlash from hedge fund manager Bill Ackman about how long it took to ban Red No. 3 from the U.S. supply chain.
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