Cancer risk prompts FDA ban on red food dye

Get the Full StoryOn Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration FDA issued an order that will ban Red No. 3, a synthetic dye, from food, drinks, and ingested drugs, in the U.S. The additive was first approved for use in 1907, however concerns about cancer-causing elements, as well as behavioral issues in children, have been building for decades.

On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration FDA issued an order that will ban Red No. 3, a synthetic dye, from food, drinks, and ingested drugs, in the U.S. The additive was first approved for use in 1907, however concerns about cancer-causing elements, as well as behavioral issues in children, have been building for decades.

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