there are nine petroleum-based chemical dyes allowed in U.S. food and 36 color additives approved, according to the FDA. In January, the FDA banned red dye — called Red 3, or erythrosine ...

No, red dye 3 and red dye 40 are not the same. Red dye 40, made of a chemical compound called Allura red AC, is already banned in California, and is among the dyes that the FDA plans to eliminate, ...

The FDA is urging the food industry to phase out artificial food dyes, including Red Dye No. 3, citing potential health risks ...

The FDA and HHS will announce plans to begin phasing out petroleum-based synthetic dyes ... The dye is known as erythrosine, FD&C Red No. 3 or Red 3. The ban removes it from the list of approved ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving to ban an artificial food coloring called Red No. 3, also known as Erythrosine. The synthetic dye, which is made from petroleum, is used as a ...