Red Dye number 3 has been banned by the FDA due to its potential link to cancer in animals, but it is not a significant ...

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 cosmetics and non-oral ...

The only foods in the European Union that can use Red No. 3, known as erythrosin there, are cocktail and candied cherries. The dye is known as FD&C Red No. 3 or Red 3. The ban removes it from the ...

The FDA banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 based on a petition asking that the agency follow a specific guideline.

But the bright cherry-red dye, red dye No. 3, used in drinks and snacks could be banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the next few weeks, the Washington Post reported. Food safety ...