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FDA Facing Pressure to Eliminate Red Dye Nationwide

  • October 17, 2023

California’s done it statewide, and now the pressures on the FDA to take the reins and ban red dye No. 3 nationwide. The dye, which was banned from topical use nationwide in 1990 because of its link to cancer, is used as a coloring for numerous food products such as soda, yogurt, snacks, and frozen desserts. The purpose is to make the foods look bright and inviting to eat, but studies have linked them to hyperactivity in children. In a review of animal studies, they’ve also been...