{"id":20226,"date":"2025-01-16T19:26:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T20:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=20226"},"modified":"2025-01-16T20:30:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T20:30:32","slug":"which-foods-have-red-dye-no-3-what-to-know-about-the-fdas-new-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=20226","title":{"rendered":"Which Foods Have Red Dye No. 3? What to Know About the FDA\u2019s New Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What does the science say about its health effects? What foods will be affected? And other common questions about the newly banned additive.<\/p>\n

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For over a century, food and drug manufacturers have added a synthetic chemical to candies, pills, shakes and more to color them a vivid cherry red.<\/p>\n

That will end soon. The Food and Drug Administration this week banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food,<\/a> citing concerns that the common dye could cause cancer in rats. Drug manufacturers who use Red Dye No. 3 have until Jan. 18, 2028, to reformulate their products; food manufacturers have until Jan. 15, 2027.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great first step for the U.S., but frankly we\u2019re just really behind,\u201d said Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana, professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington who studies environmental exposures that affect children\u2019s health. The European Union, Australia and New Zealand have banned most uses of Red Dye No. 3 in foods.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what to know.<\/p>\n