It later was adopted as a food dye in the U.S. in 1906. Red is a color often associated with power and social status.,and it soon became a popular additive to aid the marketing of many food stuffs.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has officially banned the use of red dye No.3 after the knowledge that it can cause cancer in animals — a discovery found more than 30 years ago.

Valentine's Day is this week, and you probably plan to get your boo something sweet. You might want to reconsider these popular items.

Now that the US Food and Drug Administration has banned red dye No. 3 ... or humans when ingested.” The dye was found to cause cancer in rats more than 30 years ago. The FDA’s decision ...

The Food and Drug Administration’s decision earlier this month to ban the use of red dye 3 in the country’s food supply falls in line with an agenda Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has to “Make ...

commented that "it’s about time" Red 3 was banned. "It never made sense to me why the dye was taken out of lipsticks and blushes 30 years ago but has been allowed to be in our food supply," she ...

Red No. 3 and Red No. 4 are two food dyes commonly found in a range of products, from candy to sports drinks. Here's what ...

The Food and Drug Administration is banning dye Red No. 3 in food and oral ... While it’s been known for at least 30 years that Red 3 is carcinogenic in rats and the European Union has largely ...

The US Food and Drug Administration revoked its authorization of food coloring Red No. 3 on Jan. 15, but the chemical's days were numbered 30 years ago when studies found that laboratory rats ...

Studies commissioned by the United Kingdom's Food Standards Agency have linked Red Dye No. 40 to hyperactivity in children.

The FDA banned the use of red 3 dye in foods, giving hundreds if not thousands of manufacturers about three years to ...