The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is in charge of regulating the usage of ingredients like Red Dye No. 3 — though their stance on the additive has stagnated over the last three decades.

In 1990, the FDA banned red No. 3 from cosmetics and topical drugs under the Delaney Clause due to evidence that the dye is carcinogenic at high doses to lab rats.

Manufacturers who use red dye No. 3 in food have until Jan. 15, 2027, to reformulate their product, and manufacturers who use the dye in ingested drugs have until Jan. 18, 2028, to reformulate.

The FDA has announced a sweeping ban on Red Dye No. 3, giving food companies three years to reformulate their products.

The FDA has already required manufacturers to list red dye No. 3 as an ingredient on food labels — so if you’re concerned about avoiding products containing the dye until the ban is ...

The Food and Drug Administration may imminently ban the food dye known as red dye No. 3 — which is found in gummies, ice cream cones, frostings, toaster pastries and more — with an FDA ...

The FDA itself banned Red No. 3 from use in cosmetics and topical drugs in 1990. ... One candy that does not have Red Dye No. 3 is the popular Easter treat Marshmallow Peeps.

Health FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods The move comes nearly 35 years after the red dye was barred from cosmetics externally applied drugs because of potential cancer risk.

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 ...

The FDA already banned Red Dye No. 3 from cosmetic products in the 1980s after studies linked it to cancer in lab rats, even though no conclusive evidence has yet connected it to cancer in humans.

The dye is known as erythrosine, FD&C Red No. 3 or Red 3. The ban removes it from the list of approved color additives in foods, dietary supplements and oral medicines, such as cough syrups.

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 ...