Red Dye
The FDA has banned the use of Red 3 (FD&C Red No. 3 or erythrosine) in foods, dietary supplements, and oral medicines due to its link to cancer in lab rats. The decision follows a 2022 petition by food safety advocates and comes nearly 35 years after the dye was barred from cosmetics. The FDA’s […]
A new proposed bill in California is looking to ban five chemicals frequently found in candies and snack foods claiming that they could be dangerous for consumers. AB 418, which is sponsored by Democratic California Assemblymembers Jesse Gabriel and Buffy Wicks, targets Red Dye No. 3, titanium dioxide, potassium bromate, brominated vegetable oil and propylparaben. The […]
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