For decades, food companies have added synthetic dyes to their products to make them more visually appealing. There is growing evidence that many of these artificial colorings are hazardous to ...

But experts say the regulator needs to reevaluate the safety of other food dyes too. Data suggests that dyes impact child ...

The Food and Drug Administration marked a historic moment this January by announcing the ban of red dye No. 3 from foods and medications. This decision reflects growing concerns about synthetic ...

The FDA has banned Red Dye 3 in foods, drinks, and medications. Here’s a list of foods with Red Dye 3, possible health ...

Matson pointed out the California law passed years after the state funded an extensive study in which the California Office ...

“Red 3 is the food dye with the clearest evidence of cancer, so it is the lowest hanging fruit of the synthetic dyes for a ban because of the Delaney Clause,” said Thomas Galligan, principal ...

Given that red dye No. 3 is a synthetic dye, it’s natural to wonder how safe these other artificial dyes — which appear in many food products — are. Here’s what experts want you to know.

One is Just Born, the company that makes Peeps; it switched to using red dye No. 40, one of many synthetic dyes still on the market. The California School Food Safety Act, which is a follow-up to ...