As you buy your candy for next week's Halloween, you might wonder whether they will look or taste different due to the recent ...

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 ...

11:28 a.m. Jan. 16, 2025: This story was updated with new details on foods with Red. No. 3. Red No. 3, an artificial food coloring with links to cancer, will soon be banned by the U.S. Food and Drug ...

Many everyday items in grocery stores contain red dye No. 3, including these frosted sugar cookies. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that the ...

Citing cancer links and info, US Food and Drug Administration banned Red Dye No. 3 earlier this year. Will Halloween candy be affected by the ban?

American food and drug manufacturers are officially on deadline to reformulate any products containing Red Dye No. 3. The move follows California's 2023 ban, which prohibits the sale of foods ...

The FDA has banned Red Dye No. 3 from food and drugs over cancer risks. Natural options like beet juice and purple sweet potato extract may replace it. Many countries already ban synthetic dyes, ...