US: FDA bans food color Red Dye No 3 over cancer risk
2 months, 1 week ago

US: FDA bans food color Red Dye No 3 over cancer risk

Op India  

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced a ban on Red Dye No. The FDA gave the decision granting a 2022 petition filed by several food safety and health advocates urging to ban the food dye used for its bright red hue. 3 causes cancer in male rats does not occur in humans,” said Jim Jones, the FDA’s deputy commissioner for human foods. The FDA’s latest decision comes after years of lobbying by health organizations and a growing body of research questioning the safety of artificial food dyes. The FDA decision is expected to be challenged in court by food manufacturers, because so far there is no evidence that the dye causes cancer in humans.

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Artificial food colours under scrutiny: Will more be banned?
1 month, 1 week ago

Artificial food colours under scrutiny: Will more be banned?

India Today  

The US 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 from candies and cough syrup, baked goods and frozen treats. They’re widely used in foods to “enhance the visual appeal” of products, according to Sensient Food Colours, a St. Louis-based supplier of …

Red dye No. 3 has been banned, but what about other artificial food dyes?
1 month, 1 week ago

Red dye No. 3 has been banned, but what about other artificial food dyes?

Associated Press  

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 from candies and cough syrup, baked goods and frozen treats. They’re widely used in foods to “enhance the visual appeal” of products, according to Sensient Food Colors, a St. Louis-based supplier of …

The FDA has officially banned Red No. 3. Here are some products that contain the cancer-causing dye
2 months ago

The FDA has officially banned Red No. 3. Here are some products that contain the cancer-causing dye

Salon  

In a bombshell announcement made last week, the Food and Drug Administration said it will ban the use of FD&C Red No. 3 as an ingredient in a food or drug product on the market past the effective date in the order if that product was manufactured before the effective date.” The FDA continued, saying it’s “revoking the authorization for …

FDA bans Red No. 3, but experts warn of ongoing gaps in food safety regulations
2 months ago

FDA bans Red No. 3, but experts warn of ongoing gaps in food safety regulations

Salon  

The Food and Drug Administration announced last week that it will revoke authorization for FD&C Red No. We hope to see FDA and Congress act soon to reform the broken federal regulatory systems that have allowed unsafe chemicals to enter and stay in our food supply for so long.” Several synthetic food dyes remain in use today, each with its …

Red No. 3 is banned by the FDA due to cancer link : Short Wave : NPR
2 months ago

Red No. 3 is banned by the FDA due to cancer link : Short Wave : NPR

NPR  

The science behind the FDA ban on food dye Red No. 3 Enlarge this image toggle caption Naomi Rahim/Getty Images Naomi Rahim/Getty Images On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration announced it is banning Red No. 3, a food dye additive in many processed foods, like sodas, sweets and snacks. Senior editor and science desk correspondent Maria Godoy answers Short …

Beyond red dye No. 3: Here's what parents should know about food colorings
2 months, 1 week ago

Beyond red dye No. 3: Here's what parents should know about food colorings

NPR  

Beyond red dye No. 3: Here's what parents should know about food colorings toggle caption AdShooter/Getty Images When the FDA announced a ban of food dye Red No. 3 and other synthetic food dyes may affect some children. When California's Environmental Protection Agency reviewed the body of research on synthetic dyes back in 2021, it found evidence that the dyes …

FDA bans use of Red No. 3 from food, medicine citing cancer risks
2 months, 1 week ago

FDA bans use of Red No. 3 from food, medicine citing cancer risks

India TV News  

The Food and Drug Administration said that it is banning the use of Red No. Dr. Peter Lurie, president of the CSPI said, "At long last, the FDA is ending the regulatory paradox of Red 3 being illegal for use in lipstick, but perfectly legal to feed to children in the form of candy." Jim Jones, the FDA's deputy director …

FDA bans Red No. 3: Cancer concerns spur Food Safety Action
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2 months, 1 week ago

FDA bans Red No. 3: Cancer concerns spur Food Safety Action

India Today  

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finally drawn the line for the controversial food dye that has been use for many years. The agency clarified that studies in other animals and humans did not show similar effects and that current evidence doesn't support claims that the dye's use in food and oral drugs puts people at risk. FDA Commissioner …

Red dye No. 40: Health risks of common food dyes
2 months, 1 week ago

Red dye No. 40: Health risks of common food dyes

CNN  

CNN — Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. “In 2021, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment completed the most rigorous and comprehensive assessment to date of the evidence linking synthetic food dyes to neurobehavioral problems in some kids,” said Dr. Thomas Galligan, principal scientist of food additives and supplements at the Center for Science in …

Red dye No. 40: Health risks of common food dyes
2 months, 1 week ago

Red dye No. 40: Health risks of common food dyes

CNN  

CNN — Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. “In 2021, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment completed the most rigorous and comprehensive assessment to date of the evidence linking synthetic food dyes to neurobehavioral problems in some kids,” said Dr. Thomas Galligan, principal scientist of food additives and supplements at the Center for Science in …

Why US FDA banned 'red dye No. 3' from foods?
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2 months, 1 week ago

Why US FDA banned 'red dye No. 3' from foods?

Deccan Chronicle  

U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk. More than three decades ago, the FDA declined to authorize use of Red 3 in cosmetics and externally applied drugs because a study showed it caused cancer when eaten by rats. …

What is the cancer-linked red dye found in candy, drinks banned by US FDA?
2 months, 1 week ago

What is the cancer-linked red dye found in candy, drinks banned by US FDA?

Firstpost  

The US Food and Drug Administration has banned a bright red dye that has been linked to cancer in animals. Found in candy, snacks, cakes and snacks, artificial food colouring Red No 3 or erythrosine can no longer be used in food or ingested drugs The US FDA has banned a bright red dye used in candy. Representational Image/Pixabay The …

What is Red Dye 3 and why has the US FDA banned it in food and drinks?
2 months, 1 week ago

What is Red Dye 3 and why has the US FDA banned it in food and drinks?

Al Jazeera  

The Food and Drug Administration granted a 2022 petition by consumer advocacy groups to ban the use of the dye in food and medicine. United States food regulators have banned Red Dye 3, a dye used in food, drinks and medicine after evidence found that it causes cancer in rats. The FDA said it had taken the action as a …

What foods have Red Dye No. 3? FDA bans artificial colouring over cancer risk
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2 months, 1 week ago

What foods have Red Dye No. 3? FDA bans artificial colouring over cancer risk

Hindustan Times  

The Food and Drug Administration has finally banned the controversial artificial food colouring Red Dye No. 3 for potential risk of cancer, here's what foods contain it FDA bans Red Dye No. 3 due to potential cancer risk, here's what to know “The FDA cannot authorize a food additive or color additive if it has been found to cause cancer …

USFDA bans Red Dye No. 3, known to cause cancer in animals
2 months, 1 week ago

USFDA bans Red Dye No. 3, known to cause cancer in animals

Hindustan Times  

Outgoing US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced a ban on Red Dye No 3, a controversial food and drug coloring long known to cause cancer in animals. 3, a controversial food coloring long known to cause cancer in animals, decades after scientific evidence first raised alarm. Decades after scientific evidence first raised alarm, Red 3, as it is …

U.S. bans red food dye over possible cancer risk: health authorities
2 months, 1 week ago

U.S. bans red food dye over possible cancer risk: health authorities

Raw Story  

Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced a ban on Red Dye No 3, a controversial food and drug coloring long known to cause cancer in animals. Decades after scientific evidence first raised alarm, Red 3, as it is also called, is currently used in nearly 3,000 food products in the United States, according to the nonprofit Environmental …

America bans cancer-linked food dye Red No 3... here's the list of products on the chopping block
2 months, 1 week ago

America bans cancer-linked food dye Red No 3... here's the list of products on the chopping block

Daily Mail  

A red dye used in thousands of candies, drinks and other processed foods has been banned due to its links to cancer. Companies using the dye will have January 2027 to remove Red Dye No 3 - which creates the bright cherry-like color - from their foods. Pictured above is a product affected by the incoming ban, as Dubble Bubble …

FDA Bans Red 3 Dye From The Nation’s Food Supply
2 months, 1 week ago

FDA Bans Red 3 Dye From The Nation’s Food Supply

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk. 3, is on display at a store in Lafayette, Calif., March 24, 2023. via Associated Press “This is a welcome, but long overdue, action from the FDA: removing …

FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods
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2 months, 1 week ago

FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods

Associated Press  

U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk. “This is a welcome, but long overdue, action from the FDA: removing the unsustainable double standard in which Red 3 was banned from lipstick but permitted in candy,” said Dr. Peter …

US plans to ban Cancer-linked Red Dye No. 3 in cereal and other foods: ‘If you can’t put it on your skin why…’
2 months, 1 week ago

US plans to ban Cancer-linked Red Dye No. 3 in cereal and other foods: ‘If you can’t put it on your skin why…’

Hindustan Times  

US health officials plan to ban the artificial food coloring Red No. About 26% of baking decorations and dessert toppings have the dye, according to an analysis of October data performed by healthy food app GoCoCo. “If you can’t put it on your skin why would you eat it?” said Linda Birnbaum, former director of the National Institute of Environmental …

The FDA knew long ago that red dye No. 3 causes cancer. Why did it take so long to ban it?
2 months, 1 week ago

The FDA knew long ago that red dye No. 3 causes cancer. Why did it take so long to ban it?

LA Times  

The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that the much-maligned red dye No. “Once it’s established that it causes cancer, FDA must prohibit the chemical by law.” This wasn’t the first case of the FDA banning a food additive it considers safe to comply with the Delaney clause. “It does lead to some absurd results.” The Delaney clause is part …

Red dye, banned in cosmetics 35 years ago, now banned in food by US
2 months, 1 week ago

Red dye, banned in cosmetics 35 years ago, now banned in food by US

India Today  

US regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nations food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk. More than three decades ago, the FDA declined to authorise use of Red 3 in cosmetics and externally applied drugs because a study showed it caused cancer when eaten by rats. …

After much back-and-forth, the FDA officially bans usage of Red Dye No. 3 in food and drugs
2 months, 1 week ago

After much back-and-forth, the FDA officially bans usage of Red Dye No. 3 in food and drugs

Salon  

Announced earlier today, the FDA is "revoking the authorization for the use of FD&C Red No. The topic has been discussed extensively in recent years, especially after a 2022 "color additive petition," in regards to "two studies that showed cancer in laboratory male rats exposed to high levels of FD&C Red No. The change states the Delaney Clause, which "prohibits …

FDA bans red dye #3
Top News
2 months, 1 week ago

FDA bans red dye #3

NPR  

FDA bans red dye #3 The Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of petroleum-based Red dye #3, citing evidence of cancer in laboratory animals. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: The Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of red dye No.3 in foods. ALLISON AUBREY, BYLINE: Food and candy makers will be banned from using the petroleum-based Red 3, …

US bans dye Red No. 3 from foods, saying it causes cancer in lab rats
2 months, 1 week ago

US bans dye Red No. 3 from foods, saying it causes cancer in lab rats

Al Jazeera  

The ban by US regulators on Wednesday in food items comes more than three decades after the additive was barred from cosmetics. The United States has banned the use of a synthetic food dye that gives some candies, cakes and certain oral medications a cherry-red colour, following evidence that the dye causes cancer in laboratory rats. Consumer advocacy groups have …

Will the FDA finally ban Red No. 3? A decision could come soon
3 months, 1 week ago

Will the FDA finally ban Red No. 3? A decision could come soon

NPR  

Will the FDA finally ban Red No. A decision could come soon toggle caption mtreasure/Getty images The Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on food dye, Red No. "I think the evidence is compelling from those human studies that children's consumption of synthetic food dyes can contribute to increases in symptoms like inattention, hyperactivity in some children," Mark …

FDA to consider banning red food dye — an ingredient not allowed in skin products yet ‘a kid can eat it’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

FDA to consider banning red food dye — an ingredient not allowed in skin products yet ‘a kid can eat it’

The Independent  

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California extends its food additives ban with new bill targeting foods served in local schools
6 months, 2 weeks ago

California extends its food additives ban with new bill targeting foods served in local schools

Salon  

California is continuing its ban on various food additives, this time with a new bill that targets specific chemicals served in school lunches throughout the state. The California School Food Safety Act will ban artificial dyes, which California lawmakers believe are linked to behavioral issues in children. California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment research into the link between food …

New York lawmakers introduce bills to outlaw cancer-causing food additives in cereal and bread- after California became first state to forbid ingredients in 'Skittles ban'
1 year ago

New York lawmakers introduce bills to outlaw cancer-causing food additives in cereal and bread- after California became first state to forbid ingredients in 'Skittles ban'

Daily Mail  

New York state officials are moving one stop closer to outlawing seven popular food additives that have been linked to cancer and behavioral issues. State senator Brian Kavanagh and assembly member Dr Anna Kelles introduced two bills Tuesday that call for banning seven ingredients found in processed foods like candy, cereal, sodas and bread. New York state senator Brian Kavanagh …

Opinion: California didn’t ban Skittles. But it tackled a food safety problem the FDA hasn’t solved
1 year, 4 months ago

Opinion: California didn’t ban Skittles. But it tackled a food safety problem the FDA hasn’t solved

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom signed a law making California the first state to ban from food and drinks four chemicals, including red dye no. Gavin Newsom signed into law California’s Food Safety Act banning four ingredients that are linked to health risks. Without the resources to research the applications, and lacking further support from Congress, the FDA allowed manufacturers to skip the …

The FDA banned Red Dye No. 3 from cosmetics in 1990. Why are we still eating it?
1 year, 5 months ago

The FDA banned Red Dye No. 3 from cosmetics in 1990. Why are we still eating it?

Salon  

In a landmark decision this month, California became the first state to follow in the footsteps of the European Union and ban the usage of Red Dye No. Yet despite studies linking its consumption to cancer, as well as increased hyperactivity in children, California’s ban is controversial because it means that the state is essentially an island in terms of …

FDA faces pressure to act nationwide on red dye in food
1 year, 5 months ago

FDA faces pressure to act nationwide on red dye in food

NPR  

FDA faces pressure to act nationwide on red dye in food Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Roth/Invision/AP Scott Roth/Invision/AP There's new pressure on the Food and Drug Administration to take action on the synthetic food coloring, red No. "I think the evidence is compelling from those human studies that children's consumption of synthetic food dyes can contribute to increases …

Peeps to remove chemical included in California’s new ban on ‘toxic’ food additives
1 year, 5 months ago

Peeps to remove chemical included in California’s new ban on ‘toxic’ food additives

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom signed the nation’s first law banning four “toxic” chemical food additives found in popular drinks, baked goods, candy and snacks. Changes are coming to Peeps in the wake of a new state law prohibiting the use of select food additives, including a chemical that had colored some versions of the marshmallow treats. “We’ve known for years that red …

"Toxic chemicals in our food": California bill would ban additives already prohibited in Europe
1 year, 8 months ago

"Toxic chemicals in our food": California bill would ban additives already prohibited in Europe

Salon  

On June 28, the California Senate Committee on Health approved the first-in-the-nation bill to ban five harmful chemicals from candy, cereals, and other processed food. Assembly Bill 418 would prohibit "the manufacture, sale or distribution of any food product in California containing Red Dye No. "Californians shouldn't have to worry that the food they buy in their neighborhood grocery store …

So long, red dye No. 3? Why lawmakers want to cancel a chemical found in your Skittles and strawberry Yoohoo
1 year, 11 months ago

So long, red dye No. 3? Why lawmakers want to cancel a chemical found in your Skittles and strawberry Yoohoo

LA Times  

If passed, Assembly Bill 418 would ban red dye No. But as we know, that’s not always the case.” A representative for the Food and Drug Administration, which regulates color additives in the U.S., said that the FDA “routinely reviews new scientific information on the authorized uses of ingredients”; if those are deemed unsafe, the FDA can rescind its own …

Opinion: Skittles aren't exactly being banned in California.
2 years ago

Opinion: Skittles aren't exactly being banned in California.

LA Times  

Skittles have been in the crosshairs more than once in U.S. culture wars. Many processed food products, it turns out, contain one or some of five possibly toxic ingredients that California Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel, a Democrat from Encino, is proposing that the state outlaw. “Californians shouldn’t have to worry that the food they buy in their neighborhood grocery store might …

How a radiant red food dye linked to cancer could still be lurking in Halloween baskets this year
2 years, 4 months ago

How a radiant red food dye linked to cancer could still be lurking in Halloween baskets this year

Daily Mail  

A food dye that may cause cancer in high doses could be lurking in children's Halloween baskets, experts warn. A pair of 2016 studies found Red 3 is in more than one in 10 candy products, and that more than 80 per cent of children under two had consumed it in the past two weeks. Popular candies like peppermints, candy …

EU regulator says commonly-used food colouring E171 is unsafe
3 years, 10 months ago

EU regulator says commonly-used food colouring E171 is unsafe

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Stella Kyriakides, the EU health commissioner, tweeted: “Following the EFSA’s new scientific opinion on the …

Synthetic food colours pose health risk
9 years, 4 months ago

Synthetic food colours pose health risk

The Hindu  

The sweetmeats inside the glass counter look tempting in their many hues but the colours that make them appealing could be hiding a toxic cocktail. The survey found the use of two non-permitted colours, Amaranth and Rhodamine, underlining the need for more stringent food safety regulations. Commonly used It was noticed that though the Food Safety and Standards Authority of …

Red meat: Cutting down on 'probable carcinogenic' may have significant environmental benefits
9 years, 4 months ago

Red meat: Cutting down on 'probable carcinogenic' may have significant environmental benefits

The Independent  

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Drop these artificial colourings, says agency
16 years, 11 months ago

Drop these artificial colourings, says agency

The Independent  

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