This week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that food companies in the U.S. have until January 15, 2027 to rid their products of Red Dye No. 3. (Drug manufacturers, meanwhile, have ...

What to know about Red Dye No. 40 and artificial food coloring used in thousands of food and drink products sold in the U.S.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently banned red dye No. 3, a color additive known for its vivid crimson hue, that has bedeviled the agency for decades.

The FDA ha banned Red No. 3 from food and drugs due to its potential cancer risk. A Yale professor and toxicologist and ...