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FDA bans Red 3 dye in food

US bans use of Red No.3 dye in food, drugs over potential cancer links

The U.S. on Wednesday banned the use of a synthetic food dye that gives some candies, cakes and certain oral medications a cherry-red color, following evidence that the dye causes cancer in laboratory rats.

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FDA bans red dye No. 3 from food, drinks and ingested drugs in the US

Red dye No. 3 has been permissible for use in food despite the Delaney Clause of the FDA’s Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The clause, in part, “prohibits the FDA from approving a color additive that is ingested if it causes cancer in animals or humans when ingested,” according to the agency .

USA Today · 15h

FDA bans Red No. 3 in food and ingested drugs. Here's when it has to be phased out by

Red No. 3, also known as erythrosine, is a color additive made from petroleum that gives foods and drinks a bright, cherry-red color.

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FDA wants food companies to put nutrition labels on the front of packaging. Why?

Nutrition labels on your favorite grocery items may soon sport a new look. The Food and Drug Administration announced a new ...

Save the Food and Drug Administration by breaking it up

Snake oil, it turns out, motivated the founding of the FDA. The term “snake oil” arose out of a controversy from the late ...

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FDA Proposes Nutrition Labels On Front Of Food Packages To Fight Chronic Disease

The Food and Drug Administration has proposed moving nutrition labels to the front of most packaged foods, aiming to help ...

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