What the FDA ban on Red Dye No. 3 means for consumers
FDA bans Red 3 dye from food and drugs – a scientist explains the artificial color’s health risks and long history
However, mounting scientific evidence suggests that consuming Red 3 poses significant health risks. These risks prompted California to ban its use in food in 2023 and the Food and Drug Administration to ban its use in both food and pharmaceuticals nationwide on Jan. 15, 2025.
FDA bans Red No. 3 used in California food and drinks. What is it?
California Pizza Recall as FDA Issues Highest Risk Warning
What and soy are two of nine major allergens. Others are milk, eggs, sesame, fish, tree nuts, crustacean shellfish and peanuts. Allergy reactions may lead to symptoms like hives, rashes, swelling, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramping and coughing or wheezing.
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Newsom committed California to making its own insulin. It’s at least a year behind his schedule
During his 2023 State of the State tour, Newsom announced California would begin selling insulin for $30 a vial with a “2024 delivery in terms of timeline,” pending FDA approval. That target has come and gone. Realistically, the state is at least one ...
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FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 in Food and Drugs, Sets Deadlines for Manufacturers to Reformulate
On Jan. 15, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revoked its authorization for the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food and ingested medications.
Milk Recall Update As FDA Sets Risk Class Over Spoilage Fears
19,688 cases of the milk overall were recalled, 8,654 of which had an expiry date of 3/3/2025, 7,385 with expiry date 3/4/2025, 1,781 with expiry date 3/6/2025, and 1,868 with expiry date 3/7/2025.
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FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 in Food—Over 30 Years After It Was Linked to Cancer in Rats
The FDA has banned red dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs, the agency announced. But what exactly is red dye No. 3, and why is it being banned? Here's what you need to know.
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FDA bans red dye No. 3 from food, drinks and ingested drugs in the US
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 .
US FDA puts clinical hold on Atara's trials for cancer cell therapies
Atara Biotherapeutics said on Tuesday the U.S. health regulator had placed a clinical hold on its trials for cancer cell therapies, sending the drug developer's shares down more than 4% in premarket trading.
Should I throw out my kid’s Froot Loops?
Conversations about kids and food are likely to grow louder if RFK Jr. is confirmed. But amid the noise, families can still foster a healthy, relaxed attitude toward eating, experts say. For Harrison, it’s pretty simple: “Allowing your kids some flexibility, and having a home where all foods are accepted and all foods are good.”
Bay Area health experts react to Trump administration’s pause on FDA, CDC communications
The Trump administration’s directive to halt external communications from federal health agencies raised concern Wednesday among Bay Area health experts and local agencies, who warned that the pause could have significant consequences for public well-being — especially amid ongoing threats like the H5N1 avian influenza,
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Trump administration freezes many health agency reports and posts
The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the end of the month.
Why is the FDA slow to ban food additives?
Red Dye No. 3 is a "color additive made from petroleum," which "could previously be used in foods in small amounts as approved by the FDA on a per-case basis," said Forbes. It was banned in cosmetics after being linked to cancer in rats.