The Food and Drug Administration last week took action to ban a commonly used dye used in everything from candy to cough syrup because of its links to cancer.

Western Nevada College Psychology Professor Dr. Rebecca Bevans is drawing national attention for her expertise on the harmful effects of synthetic food dyes, a subject she has studied and advocated ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned red dye No. 3 from foods. That was first announced on Jan. 15, 2025. This decision by federal regulators comes nearly 35 years after the dye was banned in ...

Red No. 3 and Red No. 40 may look similar, but these food coloring dyes are actually distinct. Here are the main differences between them.

After the Red No. 3 ban, there are now eight color additives approved by the FDA. They are FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Green No. 3, Orange B, Citrus Red No. 2, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow ...

The Food and Drug Administration announced last week that it will revoke authorization for FD&C Red No. 3 in food and ingested drugs under the Delaney Clause of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic ...

Small studies going back decades have shown a potential link between artificial food dyes and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in kids.

The ban will affect thousands of consumer products that use the color additive, which has already been prohibited in ...

The Food and Drug Administration has revoked the authorization for the use of FD&C Red No. 3 in food and ingested drugs.

The FDA has passed a ban on Red No. 3, which is used in everything from milk to candy to cough syrup, after animal studies ...

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 of foods and drugs.

Cherry red, like a matte fire engine, these hot dogs owe their glow to a cocktail of food dyes, often including Red No. 3, a ...