AMERICAN sweets and fizzy drinks are increasingly being seen in shops up and down the country. While many people consider ...

Over 35 years after the first study linking the artificial food dye Red 3 to thyroid cancer in rats was published, the U.S.

However, mounting scientific evidence suggests that consuming Red 3 poses significant health risks. These risks prompted ...

Red 3—also called FD&C Red No. 3, erythrosine or E127—has been widely used in food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals since its ...

Based on the somewhat primitive tests available, these were trimmed down to seven, one of which was erythrosine, a compound that was first synthesized in 1876 by Swiss chemist Karl Kussmaul.

For consumers, the ban on Red No. 3 represents a small victory for public health and safety. It shows that the FDA is ...

The FDA banned Red No.3, also known as erythrosine, after reviewing studies that linked high doses of the dye to cancer in ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned red dye — called Red 3, or Erythrosine — from foods, dietary ...

The FDA recently banned the use of one of those dyes, Red Dye No. 3. Brian Ronholm, director of food policy for Consumer ...

On January 15, 2025, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made a landmark decision to ban the use of Red Dye ...

U.S. regulators last week banned the use of the dye known as Red 3 in the nation's food, nearly 35 years after it was banned ...