Nine dyes, including Red 3, have been allowed in U.S. food. The other common color additives in food are Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6. Two permitted colors are ...

(Gene J. Puskar / AP) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January, setting deadlines for stripping the brightly hued additive ...

Earlier this year, the US Food and Drug Administration revoked authorization of Red Dye No. 3, a widely used food coloring that has been linked to thyroid cancer. While the ruling spells an ...

Red Dye No. 3 Has Been Banned, but What About Other Artificial Food Dyes? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January ...