The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially banned red dye — called Red 3, or Erythrosine — from foods, dietary supplements and ingested medicines, as reported by the Associated ...

Red dye No. 3 is officially banned in the United States. The announcement has raised concerns about the safety of other food ...

On January 16, the FDA banned the use of red dye #3 in food and ingested drugs, stating that it causes cancer in male rats ...