The United States Food and Drug Administration has recently banned the use of synthetic Red No. 3 in food and ingestible ...

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

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

After the Red No. 3 ban, there are now eight color additives approved by the FDA. They are FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Green No. 3, Orange B, Citrus Red No. 2, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow ...

Hourglass Cosmetics is making waves once again with the expansion of its award-winning Phantom Volumizing Glossy Balm ...

Over 35 years after the first study linking Red 3 to thyroid cancer in rats was published, the US is beginning to wean it out ...

The Food and Drug Administration announced last week that it will revoke authorization for FD&C Red No. 3 in food and ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned Red No. 3 last dye, leading those to think Red Dye No. 40 could be next. How are ...

The US FDA has banned Red Dye No. 3 after its link with cancer in rats, presenting an opportunity to alternative food ...

The dye, known for its bright cherry-red color, is found in candies, snack cakes, maraschino cherries, and some beverages.

Some food manufacturers have already reformulated products to remove Red 3. In its place they use beet juice; carmine, a dye made from insects; and pigments from foods such as purple sweet potato, ...

With Valentine's Day coming soon, many red products are lining store shelves. But there's a problem with some of them. The Food and Drug Administration announced on Wednesday that it has amended its ...