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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a ban this week on red dye No. 3, or erythrosine, from foods and oral medications due to a potential cancer risk.

Red Dye No. 40, a synthetic food dye that's used to achieve a bright crimson color in condiments and candy alike, has been a hot topic among policy makers and food safety advocates in the U.S.

The Red 3 ban will not go into effect until early 2027 for food and early 2028 for drugs, according to the FDA. So it's good to check the ingredient lists for the dye until then, experts say.

The Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on the additive known as red dye No. 3, prevalent in candies, drinks and other products.

Manufacturers who use Red No. 3 in food have until Jan. 15, 2027, to reformulate their products, and ingested-drug makers have until Jan. 18, 2028, to comply with the ban.

While the group has highlighted Red 3's link to cancer in pushes to ban the additive, it is concerned over a different health concern — the possibility that artificial food dyes could be causing ...

Last month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) effectively banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 in foods, citing concerns the additive may be carcinogenic - based on testing in rats.

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 ...

"There's no nutritional reason to put food dyes in (food and drink)," said Slavin. Until recently, the FDA had approved nine artificial food dyes: Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Orange B, Red 2, Red 3 ...

Communities around the country celebrate Juneteenth with red foods and drinks to symbolize the bloodshed and profound sacrifices made by former enslaved Black Americans, according to food historians.