The FDA has banned the use of red dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs, the agency announced Wednesday.Red dye No. 3 is an additive used to give foods like candy a cherry-colored hue.

The FDA said Wednesday it’s banning the use of Red No. 3, a synthetic dye that has been linked to behavioral problems in ...

The dye is known as erythrosine, FD&C Red No. 3 or Red 3. The ban removes it from the list of approved color additives in foods, dietary supplements and oral medicines, such as cough syrups.

The FDA already banned the use of red dye No. 3 in cosmetics and topical drugs in 1990 under the Delaney Clause after research found the additive to be carcinogenic at high doses for rats in lab ...

Manufacturers who use red dye No. 3 in food have until Jan. 15, 2027, to reformulate their product, and manufacturers who use the dye in ingested drugs have until Jan. 18, 2028, to reformulate.

FDA bans use of Red No. 3 dye in food, drinks The FDA's Jan. 15 decision was in response to a 2022 petition from health groups and activists that cited Red 3's link to cancer.

In 1990, the FDA banned red No. 3 from cosmetics and topical drugs under the Delaney Clause due to evidence that the dye is carcinogenic at high doses to lab rats.

The FDA has banned the use of red dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs, the agency announced Wednesday. Red dye No. 3 is an additive used to give foods like candy a cherry-colored hue.