Following the ban of red dye No. 3 in the United States, experts weigh in on the potential health risks of red dye No. 40, ...

Food and beverage manufacturers must reformulate thousands of products, including candy and cereal, that use the ...

The move comes nearly 35 years after the dye was barred from cosmetics such as lipsticks because of potential cancer risk.

It has been reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has officially (and finally) instituted a ban on red dye No.

The US Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of red dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs, more than 30 years after scientists discovered links ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently banned red dye No. 3, a color additive known for its vivid crimson hue, that has bedeviled the agency for decades.

Red Dye No. 3, approved for use in foods in 1907, is made from petroleum ... president of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a high-profile food industry watchdog group.

"FDA's actions today are a step forward and will help protect children," said Thomas Galligan, a scientist with the Center for Science in the Public Interest. "However, the agency took too long to ...

executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, told The New York Times. Read next ...

senior policy scientist at the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Food manufacturers will need to add a "nutrition info box" to most products three years after the final rule's effective ...