FDA Bans Red 3 Dye

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When the FDA banned red dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs, it cited just one 1987 study

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FDA announced in January that it would ban a dye called red dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs.

Industry-funded study, based on data from two prior studies, was led by a Virginia toxicologist who said his research found the petroleum-derived food coloring doesn’t cause cancer in humans.

The International Association of Color Manufacturers says Red 3 is safe in the tiny levels typically consumed by humans.

In 1990 , the FDA cited the study in banning Red 3 in cosmetics.

The EU requires food makers to include a warning that food dyes that are still allowed may “have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children” The IACM points to research by scientific committees operated by the World Health Organization that affirmed the safety of Red 3 in food.

Some food manufacturers have already reformulated products to remove Red 3 .

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