The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is in charge of regulating the usage of ingredients like Red Dye No. 3 — though their stance on the additive has stagnated over the last three decades.

The FDA will no longer allow red dye No. 3 in foods or ingested drugs, citing evidence that high doses of the dye can cause ...

U.S. regulators are banning the dye called Red 3 from the food supply. The move comes nearly 35 years after the dye was barred from cosmetics such as lipsticks because of potential cancer risk.

In 1990, the FDA banned red No. 3 from cosmetics and topical drugs under the Delaney Clause due to evidence that the dye is carcinogenic at high doses to lab rats.

Manufacturers who use red dye No. 3 in food have until Jan. 15, 2027, to reformulate their product, and manufacturers who use the dye in ingested drugs have until Jan. 18, 2028, to reformulate.

Effects of Red Dye #3 on Health. A petition about color additives was sent to the FDA by different health agencies and public interest research back in 2022.

The FDA ban on red dye No. 3 will not take effect right away. That means you’ll still see products that contain the food additive on store shelves over the next several years.

The FDA said its decision to ban red dye No. 3 was based on a federal law called the Delaney Clause, which prohibits additives found to cause cancer in humans or animals at any dose.

Manufacturers who use Red No. 3 in food will have until Jan. 15, 2027, to change their products, according to Wednesday's FDA announcement, while those who use the dye in drugs will have until Jan ...

According to the FDA's announcement on Wednesday, food manufacturers using Red Dye No. 3 will need to reformulate their products by January 15, 2027, whereas pharmaceutical manufacturers have ...

The FDA is weighing a ban on red dye No. 3, a synthetic dye used in some foods and drinks after concerns have been raised over its potential health risks. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

The FDA already banned Red Dye No. 3 from cosmetic products in the 1980s after studies linked it to cancer in lab rats, even though no conclusive evidence has yet connected it to cancer in humans.