FDA bans red dye No. 3

The eight remaining approved dyes include Blue No. 1, Blue No. 2, Green No. 3, Orange B, Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6 and Citrus Red − all used to give food, drinks and ingested drugs bright ...
Red Dye No. 40, a synthetic food dye that's used to achieve ... founder of food science research firm Corvus Blue and member of the Institute of Food Technologists, told ABC News.