Red dye number 3 has been banned. My first thought upon hearing the news was, “What the heck is that?” My second, after a quick Google, was whether I should stockpile in my basement a stash of ...

Last month, the Food and Drug Administration announced it is banning Red No. 3, a food dye additive in processed foods like sodas, sweets and snacks. Recently, it and other dyes were linked to ...

The Food and Drug Administration has revoked food dye Red 3's authorization to be added to foods, over concerns about how the food coloring dye has been linked to cancer in laboratory animals.