FDA bans Red No. 3, but experts warn of ongoing gaps in food safety regulations
The Food and Drug Administration announced last week that it will revoke authorization for FD&C Red No. 3 in food and ...
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The FDA banned Red 3 food coloring. A scientist explains the dye’s history and health risks
Over 35 years after the first study linking the artificial food dye Red 3 to thyroid cancer in rats was published, the U.S.
FDA bans Red 3 dye from food and drugs – a scientist explains the artificial color’s health risks and long history
Over 35 years after the first study linking Red 3 to thyroid cancer in rats was published, the US is beginning to wean it out ...
The Scientist3d
Synthetic Chemicals are Everywhere, but We Know Little About How They Affect Our Health
To tackle a backlog in toxicity testing, US federal scientists are modernizing programs with high-throughput assays and AI.
Prevention4d
The FDA Is Changing Food Safety Strategy Around Fresh and Frozen Berries
Here’s what food safety experts want you to know. The new strategy largely revolves around sanitation, starting from when the berries are picked to how they’re managed and processed. The FDA ...
Why is the FDA slow to ban food additives?
The dye is a "color additive made from petroleum," which "could previously be used in foods in small amounts as approved by ...
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FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 in Food, Decades After Banning It in Cosmetics
T he U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of red dye No. 3 in foods, more than three decades after ...
Rolling Out3d
FDA unveils 8 critical safety measures for berry industry
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has initiated sweeping changes to berry handling protocols, marking a significant shift in produce safety requirements. These measures address mounting ...
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FDA approves first-of-its-kind nasal spray for severe depression
Johnson & Johnson has announced the FDA’s approval of a first-of-its-kind ... According to Johnson & Johnson, Spravato’s safety profile as a standalone treatment “was consistent with ...
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Food Safety News
The Food and Drug ... enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts ...