A Win for Safer Foods: FDA Finally Bans Red Dye No. 3

Diet Science

In response to a 2022 color additive petition from consumer advocacy groups, the FDA has finally put a ban on the use of food dye no. 3, a synthetic food coloring linked to health risks like hyperactivity and cancer. Listen in this week as Dee discusses this long-overdue decision and what it means for your health.

Reference:

U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2025, January 15). FDA to revoke authorization for the use of red no. 3 in food and ingested drugs. https://www.fda.gov/food/hfp-constituent-updates/fda-revoke-authorization-use-red-no-3-food-and-ingested-drugs

Link to our petition against this additive in 2011:

https://processedfreeamerica.org/center-submits-arguments-against-artificial-food-coloring/