Red No. 3, also known as erythrosine, is a color additive made from petroleum that gives foods and drinks a bright, cherry-red color.

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 .

The Food and Drug Administration announced on Jan. 15 that it is revoking authorization of the food dye known as red dye No. 3. The agency had been reviewing a petition to ban the petroleum-based colorant since 2022,

T he U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs on Wednesday, more than three decades after the agency prohibited it from being used in cosmetics because of possible cancer risks.

With the recent news that the Food and Drug Administration is banning Red No. 3, the artificial dye that is considered a potential carcinogen, some experts are saying it could be the start of a much larger trend to remove any number of additives from some of our favorite foods and drinks.

A colorful ingredient you may find in your pantry or medicine cabinet is now banned by the Food and Drug Administration.

From candy and concentrated fruit juice to pickles and ice cream, red dye No. 3 gives thousands of products a bright, cherry-red hue. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a ban on red No. 3 on Jan.

Parents, including several from Staten Island, are expressing support of the Food and Drug Administration’s ban on Red Dye No. 3, praising it as a decision that has us “heading in the right direction.

Mindful consumers may already be well aware of the Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to ban Red Dye 3 from food and other orally ingested products such as dietary supplements and medications.