US FDA Bans Red No.3 Food Coloring

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The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesdayit’s banning the use of Red No. 3, a synthetic dye that gives food and drinks their bright red cherry color but has been linked to cancer in animals. 

The dye is still used in thousands of foods, including candy, cereals, cherries in fruit cocktails and strawberry-flavored milkshakes, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a food safety advocacy group that petitioned the agency in 2022 to end its use.

The FDA’s decision marks a victory for consumer advocacy groups and some U.S. lawmakers who have long urged the FDA to revoke the additive’s approval, citing ample evidence that its use in beverages, dietary supplements, cereals and candies may cause cancer as well as affect children’s behavior. 

Food manufacturers will have until Jan. 15, 2027 to reformulate their products. Companies that make ingested drugs, such as dietary supplements, will get an additional year. 

"The FDA cannot authorize a food additive or color additive if it has been found to cause cancer in human or animals," Jim Jones, the FDA's deputy director for human foods, said in a statement. "Evidence shows cancer in laboratory male rats exposed to high levels of FD&C Red No. 3."

Red Dye No. 3, approved for use in foods in 1907, is made from petroleum. 

The FDA's move to ban the dye has been in the works for decades. The agency first became aware that the additive was possibly carcinogenic following a study in the 1980s that found tumors in male rats who were exposed to it in high doses.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-bans-red-no-3-artificial-coloring-beverages-candy-rcna185479

 

 

[weed 78,870]

My coworker said she has to buy red dye-free food for her son bc it literally makes him aggressive and temperamental... crazy. 

Glad it's banned, I always appreciated the little "banned in california" labels on stuff lol not with red dye but in general. Protect us!

[nATAH 56,845]

thank god

[Morphine Prince 109,645]

It only took 35 years! Hooray! 

[Ivy 13,718]

And why not red 40? Only 3? 

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37 minutes ago, Ivy said:

And why not red 40? Only 3? 

Red 40 is actually a naturally derived dye. 

[bionic 50,111]

My aunt believes Red No. 3 makes you either aggressive or gay

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10 minutes ago, bionic said:

My aunt believes Red No. 3 makes you either aggressive or gay

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1 hour ago, weed said:

My coworker said she has to buy red dye-free food for her son bc it literally makes him aggressive and temperamental... crazy. 

Glad it's banned, I always appreciated the little "banned in california" labels on stuff lol not with red dye but in general. Protect us!

At least some state governments are trying to protect us  hoping the incoming administration doesn’t hinder and punish these states but we shall see  

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3 hours ago, bionic said:

My aunt believes Red No. 3 makes you either aggressive or gay

explains a lot 

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Red no. 3 dye causes me to break out in hives. I'm glad it's being banned. 

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5 hours ago, Squidward T said:

Red 40 is actually a naturally derived dye. 

Where is it from? Not everything that is natural is automatically harmless for u

 

All kinds of "natural" things can be highly toxic or poisonous

 

Poison berries, mushrooms or radioactive uranium are natural too it doesnt mean im gonna eat it