The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the use of Red Dye No. 3, a synthetic food coloring commonly added to give foods a bright red cherry color, citing potential cancer risks.
The current FDA decision to ban the use of the controversial dye in foods, beverages, oral drugs, and dietary supplements comes nearly 35 years after it prohibited the use of the same in cosmetics due to cancer risks found in animal studies.
