The Food and Drug Administration recently banned Red 3 dye from products U.S. consumers eat and drink. Valentine's Day ...

Whenever a product looks particularly neon in color, as Maraschino cherries often do, it's safe to assume there is some sort ...

Now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned Red Dye No. 3, artificial food dyes are under increasing scrutiny.

The author explores the history and current state of synthetic color and food dye regulations in the United States and ...

Red Dye No. 3 is an iodine-based compound, which is believed to contribute to its effects on thyroid function.

But experts say the regulator needs to reevaluate the safety of other food dyes too. Data suggests that dyes impact child ...

You may have heard in the news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will no longer allow the use of FD&C Red Dye No. 3 ...

Color signaling has long provided us with visual clues about what to eat and what not to eat. Food dressed in fuzzy black and blue mold? No, thank you. Red meat fading to dull brown? Merely a case of ...

Discover how the cochineal insect's red dye influenced civilizations, from the Aztecs to the British redcoats.

The red-dye ban in the U.S. is particularly relevant this month because of Valentine’s day and all the red-colored foods we ...

Over the decades, there have been pushback and government regulation over how food and drinks have been colored.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent ban on the use of a popular food dye will create a new challenge for home ...