The New Yorker6h
The Eternal Mysteries of Red
It’s often deemed the first color, the strongest color, the color that stands for color itself. So why does it keep slipping ...
Magnolia Reporter11h
Long before lab-made colors, cactus bugs put the red in “redcoats”
Centuries before the now-banned red dye No. 3 was synthesized in a lab, humans turned to insects to bring a little scarlet, vermillion or burgundy into their foods, fabrics and ...
Healthline19d
How to Increase Your Red Blood Cell Count
Eating foods high in key nutrients, including iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12, and limiting alcohol may help increase your red blood cell count. Red blood cells are the most common cells in ...
USA Today20d
Is red 40 safe? Here's what health experts want you to know
FD&C Red No. 40, more commonly known as red 40, is making headlines again as lawmakers debate whether food dyes should remain legal in the United States. The dye, which has been registered with ...
UVA Today20d
FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 in Food, Decades After Banning It in Cosmetics
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of red dye No. 3 in foods, more than three decades after researchers discovered its link to cancer in rodents and to worsened attention deficit ...
CNN23d
Red dye No. 3 is now banned in the US. Here’s what studies show about more common dyes
Now that the US Food and Drug Administration has banned red dye No. 3, many people are criticizing or questioning the safety and the FDA’s allowance of red dye No. 40 and five other color ...
ABC News25d
Red No. 3 ban: What to know about foods containing the dye
Yes, Red 3 is separate from Red 40, a synthetic food dye used to achieve a bright crimson color in condiments and candy. According to the USDA's branded foods database, Red 40, also known as red ...
Associated Press25d
What products contain Red 3 dye? Checking ingredient labels is the best way to find out
(AP Photo/Julia Rubin, File) The Food and Drug Administration is ordering food and drug makers to remove a dye called Red 3 from the products U.S. consumers eat and drink. The colorant was banned from ...
Associated Press25d
FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pez candy, which contains red dye no. 3, is on display at a store in Lafayette, Calif., March 24, 2023. (AP ...
Scientific American25d
What to Know about the Ban on Red Dye in Foods and Drugs
Earlier this week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revoked the authorization of the dye Red No. 3, which is used in a variety of foods and medications. This artificial dye, which is made from ...
Al Jazeera English25d
What is Red Dye 3 and why has the US FDA banned it in food and drinks?
United States food regulators have banned Red Dye 3, a dye used in food, drinks and medicine after evidence found that it causes cancer in rats. On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA ...