A colorful ingredient you may find in your pantry or medicine cabinet is now banned by the Food and Drug Administration.

The US has banned the use of a synthetic dye typically added to foods and beverages to give them a bright, cherry-red hue.

Red No. 3, also known as erythrosine, is a synthetic dye or color additive that is used in products such as candy, frosting, ...

The action by the Food and Drug Administration is in response to a 2022 petition filed by two dozen food safety and health ...

Ingredients in the U.S. food supply such as artificial dyes and additives have been a controversial topic for years. Now, the ...

Many companies had already switched to alternatives before the FDA banned the colorant, but these are some of the common ...

The Red 3 dye is also known as erythrosine or FD&C Red No. 3. The ban removes it from the list of approved colour additives in foods, dietary supplements and oral medicines, such as cough syrups.

Known as erythrosine, FD&C Red No. 3 or Red 3 is ... However, Christopher Gardner, a professor of medicine at Stanford University, told The New York Times that decades of research had proven ...

Shoppers should always check food labels to see if an item they want to buy includes Red 3, which is also known as erythrosine and FD&C Red No. 3. These are some of the product categories where ...