After the recent ban on Red Dye 3, food manufacturers are turning to FDA-approved dyes like Red Dye 40. But is Red 40 safe? Here's what food safety experts say.

Given that the FDA has banned Red Dye 3 due its link to cancer in rats, this leaves a lingering question: What about Red Dye 40? Is Red Dye 3 really worse?

Following the ban of red dye No. 3 in the United States, experts weigh in on the potential health risks of red dye No. 40, yellow dye No. 5 and others.

After the FDA banned red dye 3 from foods, many are wondering about the future of red dye 40. Here are the differences—and which products they're in.

Red dye No. 3 was recently banned by the FDA. But what are the differences between it and the similar red dye No. 40, and what does that mean for you?

The Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of the dye Red No. 3 in all food and ingested drugs. Here’s what foods and drugs contain the coloring, and how it compares with Red No. 40 and other

For decades, FD&C Red No. 3 has added its vivid cherry-red hue to candies and cupcakes—but its risks have been debated just as long.

What is red dye no. 3, what products have red dye no. 3, and why has the FDA banned red dye no. 3? Dr. Frita Fisher explains the cancer risk associated with the red-pink dye popularly found in foods and how consumers can actively avoid it while the food industry slowly phases it out.

The FDA has officially banned Red 3, a common food coloring dye. The ban came after research found that the dye could cause cancer in rats. This has left many companies and stores wondering what manufacturers plan to do about the ban and what alternatives they’ll use.

Did you know your favorite food might be hiding a not-so-healthy secret? Red dye 3, the one that gives many products their intense hue, has been banned in the United States by the FDA. That's right! Health authorities have found it could be linked to cancer.