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Red Dye No. 3 Banned in the U.S.: What You Need to Know About This Shocking FDA Decision

On January 15th, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned red dye no. 3, also known as erythrosine, from being used in food and ingestible drugs in the United States1—mirroring actions taken by other countries. Red dye #3 was already banned from cosmetic products in the 1990s in the United States because it is…