The US Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of red dye No. 3 in food, beverages and ingested drugs, more than 30 years after scientists discovered links to cancer in animals, the agency announced Wednesday. A synthetic color additive made from petroleum and chemically known as erythrosine, red dye No. 3 is used to give foods and […]
U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, but what exactly is and which foods is it in? The latest ban comes nearly 35 years after the dye was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk. Here’s what to know: What is Red No. 3? According to the FDA, Red […]
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. That will end soon. The Food and Drug Administration this week banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food, citing concerns that the common dye could cause cancer in […]
You may have heard about the risks of consuming so-called ultra-processed food, or UPF. It’s been in the news a lot, most recently because of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s just-issued executive order requiring agencies to “crack down on ultra–processed foods and further investigate food dyes.” He issued the order because of growing concern about UPF’s health harms. So if your New […]
California public schools could soon be banned from serving certain artificial dyes in food over concerns about developmental harm in children. Dubbed a “first-in-the-nation” measure, state lawmakers this week passed Assembly Bill 2316 to prohibit six additives that are permitted by federal regulators to make food more colorful. California’s AB 2316, known as the California School Food […]
California lawmakers have passed a first-of-its-kind bill that would ban six artificial dyes from the foods served in the state’s public schools, sending it to the governor for his signature. The bill, passed by the California legislature on Thursday, would prohibit foods and beverages containing synthetic colorings that have been tied to neurobehavioral problems in some […]
A landmark bill to ban some dyes in food served at California public schools, aimed at protecting children’s health, is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk to be signed into law after passing the state legislature on Thursday. Assembly Bill 2316, also known as the California School Food Safety Act, would prohibit six potentially harmful food dye […]
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A state legislator introduced a first-of-its-kind bill Tuesday that would ban seven additives from the foods that are served in California’s public schools. Assembly Bill 2316 would prohibit school cafeterias from offering foods containing six artificial food dyes that have been linked to hyperactivity and behavioral issues in some children. It would also outlaw titanium dioxide, a […]
Illinois lawmakers are pushing to ban potentially harmful food chemicals found in candy or soda. The bill, the Illinois Food Safety Act, would target five specific chemicals: Brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, red dye No. 3, and titanium dioxide. These chemicals can be found in candy, soda, and other ultra-processed foods. Illinois Secretary of […]