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

Centuries before the now-banned red dye No. 3 was synthesized in a lab, humans turned to insects to color their foods, ...

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 ...

The recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ban on red dye 3 marks a turning point, a reckoning long overdue, as ...

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

Food and beverage companies have until 2027 to remove Red Dye No. 3 from their products. This change could affect the look of ...

You’ll have to go somewhere else for your Super Bowl snacks ideas this year - although - between you and me - you really can’t do much better than a ...

With Japan’s first full-colour film, Carmen Comes Home, screening around the UK, we dive into the luminous world of Japanese colour filmmaking in the 1950s and early 1960s.

In response to this regulatory change, carmine (E120), a natural colorant derived from cochineal, emerges as the safest and ...

The US Food and Drug Administration revoked its authorization of food coloring Red No. 3 on Jan. 15, but the chemical's days ...

Video from a suburb of Argentina’s capital of Buenos Aires shows a bright red waterway. The area has multiple tanneries that use chemicals to treat leather.

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