Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Now that the FDA has banned red dye No. 3, questions are being raised about other food dyes. Now that the US Food and Drug ...

Red Dye No. 3, or erythrosine, is a synthetic red food dye once popular in candies and cakes. The FDA bans Red Dye No. 3 under the Delaney Clause, citing cancer risks observed in lab animals, although ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many everyday items in grocery stores contain red dye No. 3, including these frosted sugar cookies. (Christina House / Los Angeles ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. The Food and Drug Administration may soon ban artificial dye Red ...

The dye, chemically known as erythrosine, has been used since 1907 to give candies, drinks and other foods their vibrant red color. Andia/Universal Images Group via Getty Images After decades of ...

Now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned red dye No. 3, many people are criticizing or questioning the safety and the FDA’s allowance of red dye No. 40 and five other color additives ...