The FDA is ordering food and drug makers to remove a dye called Red 3 from the products U.S. consumers eat and drink.

The FDA's ban on FD &C Red No. 3, also known as Red 3, will not go into effect until January 2027 for food products and ...

For decades, FD&C Red No. 3 has added its vivid cherry-red hue to candies and cupcakes—but its risks have been debated just ...

The ban will affect thousands of consumer products that use the color additive, which has already been prohibited in ...

Red 3, often used in cakes, candies and drinks to achieve a bright cherry-red color, has long been criticized for its health ...

Red dye No. 3 has been permissible for use in food despite the Delaney Clause of the FDA’s Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic ...

The FDA says that food companies will have until Jan. 15, 2027 to stop using the dye. Drugmakers will have an extra year, ...

Red dye No. 3 must be removed from food by mid-January 2027 and excised from ingested drugs the following year after the ...

The FDA banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 based on a petition asking that the agency follow a specific guideline.

FDA officials have telegraphed the decision for months. While the agency has long said that it did not think evidence of Red ...

The Food and Drug Administration has said it is banning the use of Red No. 3, a synthetic dye that has long been used in the ...

FDA’s ban on Red 3 is a shot across the bow to the food sector that could ironically help facilitate Kennedy’s pursuit of ...