Red No. 3, chemically known as erythrosine, was first introduced into foods in 1907. Companies subsequently added it to thousands of products to boost their colors over the decades, often in snacks like ice cream and candy marketed directly to children.

Food and beverage manufacturers must reformulate thousands of products, including candy and cereal, that use the petroleum-based coloring by Jan. 15, 2027.

The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it’s banning the use of Red No. 3, a synthetic dye that gives food and drinks their bright red cherry color but has been linked to cancer in animals.

Red dye No. 3 has been permissible for use in food despite the Delaney Clause of the FDA’s Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The clause, in part, “prohibits the FDA from approving a color additive that is ingested if it causes cancer in animals or humans when ingested,” according to the agency .

An ingredient used in thousands of foods including candy, cereal, and drink cherries will soon no longer be allowed. Today the FDA announced it's banning

Food companies have two years to get red dye No.3 out of their products. But other synthetic dyes have also raised concerns, because of behavioral issues in kids. Here's what parents need to consider.

Made from petroleum and chemically known as erythrosine, red dye No. 3 is a synthetic color additive used to give foods and beverages a cherry-red color.

A Republican state senator said he wants Pennsylvania to set up a fund with billions of dollars that would make low-interest loans

This year’s UC San Diego recipients are: John Hwang, Duygu Kuzum and Rose Yu at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, Sophia Merrifield at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Sonya Neal in the School of Biological Sciences.

The White House announced Tuesday that three professors and two alumni had received the nation’s top honor for up-and-coming scientists and engineers.

The approved rate increases are higher than what was approved in December 2022 during PSE’s last rate case. During that case, PSE increased electric and gas rates around 11% and 8%, respectively, over two years.

It has been reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has officially (and finally) instituted a ban on red dye No. 3. removing it from food and medicine.