Artificial food dyes have had a bad rap for some time now. So when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned Red Dye No. 3, also known as erythrosine, in foods and drinks in January 2025, it ...

The Food and Drug Administration has said it is banning the use of Red No. 3, a synthetic dye that has long been used in the U.S. to color certain foods, such as candies and colored beverages, as well ...

In January 1976, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned a popular and well-studied chemical used in food: Red 2. Food colorants have long been contentious, misunderstood and a target for ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — As pressure grows to get artificial colors out of the U.S. food supply, the shift may well start at Abby Tampow’s laboratory desk. On an April afternoon, the scientist hovered over ...

Growing concerns about the health effects of food dyes have led to a new West Virginia law banning seven artificial food dyes — but what does this mean for those in other states? And where else are ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the food additive Red No. 3. The ban follows a petition citing links to cancer in lab rats and behavioral issues in children. Could your Halloween ...

Washington, DC – U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. together with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Mary Makary announced a new round of food dye ...

The US Food and Drug Administration banned the food additive Red No. 3 in January of this year. The ban was in response to a petition claiming the dye is linked to cancer and behavioral issues in ...

After the FDA announced a ban on Red Dye No. 3 earlier this year, companies are looking to make the switch to natural dyes. Chew, a food innovation lab in Boston, is showing how natural sources like ...

The US Food and Drug Administration announced a plan Tuesday to phase out eight petroleum-based synthetic food dyes from America’s food supply in the coming months. “Food dye is just a no-brainer.

Donald Trump's administration has announced a plan to phase out eight synthetic food dyes from the U.S. food supply by the end of 2026. The Food and Drug Administration's decision to remove the ...