US: FDA bans red dye No. 3 from food, drinks, ingested drugs

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US: FDA bans red dye No. 3 from food, drinks, ingested drugs

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the use of red dye No. 3 in food, beverages, and ingested drugs, decades after studies linked the synthetic additive to cancer in animals. Red dye No. 3, chemically known as erythrosine, is a petroleum-based additive used to impart a bright cherry-red hue…