Consumer Reports promotes petition to FDA to ban Red Dye No. 3, the artificial color, in food

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) presented the formal petition to the FDA, which was endorsed by a number of organisations, including CR.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined that Red Dye No. 3 causes cancer in animals and thus banned its use in cosmetics. Additionally, research at the time connected Red Dye No. 3 to hyperactivity in youngsters.

The FDA had evidence that Red Dye No. 3 caused cancer in experimental animals ingesting food, medications, or dietary supplements. After being prohibited from cosmetics, many believed that Red Dry No. 3 would soon be banned from food and drink. In this instance, however, the FDA has acted at a glacial pace.