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?

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, ...

The FDA’s move comes more than a year after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the California Food Safety Act, which bans ...

Now that the US Food and Drug Administration has banned red dye No. 3, many people are criticizing or questioning the safety and the FDA’s allowance of red dye No. 40 and five other color ...

The FDA banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 based on a petition asking that the agency follow a specific guideline.

Among the most controversial are Red Dye 3 and Red Dye 40. While these synthetic dyes ... cancer in male laboratory rats. While similar effects have not been conclusively observed in humans ...

could theoretically consume up to 490 milligrams of red dye No. 40 daily without expected adverse effects, according to these guidelines.” Keatley also points out that ADIs “are set with a ...