No, red dye 3 and red dye 40 are not the same. Red dye 40, made of a chemical compound called Allura red AC, is already ...

Pharma manufacturers will no longer be able to use Red Dye No. 3 – sometimes called erythrosine – in newly registered ingested products, said the regulator. However, those that currently do so ...

Erythrosine is one of the most poisonous colours used in watermelon. This is a pink dye that is commonly used for food colouring. The FSSAI, or the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, has ...