Which Foods Have Red Dye No. 3? What to Know About the FDA’s New Ban

What does the science say about its health effects? What foods will be affected? And other common questions about the newly banned additive.

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FDA Bans Red Dye 3 in Foods, Linking It to Cancer in Rats

Consumer and food safety groups have long urged the agency to revoke the use of this dye and others. The F.D.A. says studies have shown that it causes cancer in rats, but not in humans.
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FDA Bans Artificial Dye Red 3 From Food

Consumer-advocacy groups petitioned the agency to restrict the additive, which has been linked to cancer in animals.
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FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods

U.S. regulators are banning the dye called Red 3 from the food supply
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How food brands, drugmakers are responding to FDA's ban of food dye Red 3

Food manufacturers will have until 2027 to stop using the dye. Drugmakers have until 2028.
CBS News - 12h
FDA bans Red Dye 3 over cancer concerns

The controversial artificial food dye Red 3 was banned Wednesday by the Food and Drug Administration nearly 35 years after the dye was removed from cosmetics due to cancer concerns. Dr. Eric ...
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Worried about Red No. 3 dye? Here’s how many red gummy bears it’s OK to eat.

Red Dye No. 3 has been banned in the U.S. Nutritionists discuss which foods have it — and how much could be safe to consume.
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FDA bans Red No. 3, artificial dye used in beverages, candy and other foods

The FDA said Wednesday it’s banning the use of Red No. 3, a synthetic dye that has been linked to behavioral problems in children and cancer in animals.
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FDA bans food dye Red 3, citing concern over cancer in some animals

The red food dye is used in products ranging from candies to vegetarian meats.
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FDA bans use of Red No. 3 dye in food, drinks

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is moving to ban the use of Red No. 3 dye in food products.
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Which Foods Have Red Dye No. 3? What to Know About the FDA’s New Ban

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FDA Bans Red Dye 3 in Foods, Linking It to Cancer in Rats

FDA Bans Artificial Dye Red 3 From Food

FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods

How food brands, drugmakers are responding to FDA's ban of food dye Red 3

FDA bans Red Dye 3 over cancer concerns

Worried about Red No. 3 dye? Here’s how many red gummy bears it’s OK to eat.

FDA bans Red No. 3, artificial dye used in beverages, candy and other foods

FDA bans food dye Red 3, citing concern over cancer in some animals

FDA bans use of Red No. 3 dye in food, drinks

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