Red Dye No. 3, also known as erythrosine, is a synthetic food dye that gives foods and drinks a bright red color. It is also ...

Manufacturers who use Red No. 3 in food will have until Jan. 15, 2027, to change their products, according to Wednesday's FDA announcement, while those who use the dye in drugs will have until Jan ...

Red No. 3 was banned from use in cosmetics in the U.S. in 1990 because of evidence that the dye is carcinogenic at high doses to lab rats. However, it has remained one of nine synthetic dyes ...

In 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law banning Red No 3., giving food giants until 2027 to change their products. In late 2024, the state issued a ban on six other synthetic food dyes in public ...

Manufacturers who use Red No. 3 in food will have until Jan. 15, 2027, to change their products, according to Wednesday's FDA announcement, while those who use the dye in drugs will have until Jan ...

Red dye No. 3 has been banned — but will other artificial food dyes meet the same fate? By . Associated Press. Published Feb. 15, 2025, 12:28 p.m. ET.

Last month, the Food and Drug Administration announced it is banning Red No. 3, a food dye additive in processed foods like sodas, sweets and snacks. Recently, it and other dyes were linked to ...

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.