US bans use of Red No.3 dye in food, drugs over potential cancer links
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. has banned the use of a synthetic food dye, Red No. 3, which gives some candies, cakes, and medicines a cherry-red color after evidence showed it can cause cancer in lab rats.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the dye in food over 30 years after it was already banned in cosmetics.
Linda Birnbaum, a former environmental health expert, welcomed the decision but questi