FDA to Consider Banning Red Food Dye #3, An Ingredient Banned in Skin Products, But Fine for Children to Eat

The FDA is actively reviewing a petition filed for FD&C Red No. 3, which is authorized for use as a color additive in food and ingested drugs. The petition states that the Delaney Clause obligates the FDA to repeal the color additive regulations that permit the use of FD&C Red No. 3 in foods (including dietary supplements) and in ingested drugs. Another petition started by Consumer Reports stated “we demand the FDA act immediately to prohibit the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food, medicine and supplements. This dye, which is a known carcinogen, is already banned in food in the European Union and the state of California starting in 2027. Yet the FDA has failed on its promise of a national ban on this dye in our food products – many which are marketed to children, including candy and junk food. It’s beyond time to get this unnecessary, dangerous additive out of our food.” Learn more of the harms Red Dye #3 by the St. Vincent’s Medical Center. The Delaney Clause, enacted in 1960, prevents FDA from finding a color additive to be safe if it has been found to induce cancer in humans or animals at any […]

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