For an average-size adult, the math would work out to about triple those amounts — or about 36 red gummy bears per day, according to Keatley. “Which is a lot of candy,” he noted.

As the FDA bans Red No. 3 dye, one nutritionist says the average adult shouldn’t be eating more than this many of these red gummy bears or licorice pieces per day. (It’s even less for kids ...

Red Dye No. 3 has been banned in the U.S. Nutritionists discuss which foods have it - and how much could be safe to consume. After years of warnings from health advocates about cancer and other ...