Red No. 3. is commonly found in candy, gum and cookies, including Brach’s candy corn, Betty Crocker sprinkles and strawberry Ensure. It was banned for use in cosmetics and topical drugs in 1990.

More than 30 years ago the Food and Drug Administration told the cosmetics industry that it could no longer use an artificial color called FD&C Red No. 3, also known as Red Dye No. 3 and Red Dye 3.

Credit: Getty Images. FD&C Red No. 3 is a synthetic dye commonly used in candies, baked goods, frosting, and ingested drugs. Manufacturers who use FD&C Red No. 3 must reformulate food products by ...

Over 35 years after the first study linking the artificial food dye Red 3 to thyroid cancer in rats was published, the U.S. is beginning to phase it out of foods and drugs.

J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM) is the latest packaged food producer to commit to removing synthetic food colors from its products.

Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) announced it will not launch any new products in the U.S. with Food, Drug & Cosmetic colors, effective immediately. The food giant also announced it will remove ...

Photo: Scott Suchman for The Washington Post/Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration is banning the use of Red No. 3, an artificial dye linked to cancer in animals, from food and ingested drugs.

The authors write "The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law Section of the New York State Bar Association is delving into the changing face of health law and regulations as part of its Annual Meeting ...

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