T he U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs on Wednesday, more ...
“No aesthetic reason could justify the use of a carcinogen ... Some food manufacturers have already reformulated products to ...
Its purpose is mainly aesthetic — to ... anthocyanins from berries or red cabbage, betalains from beets, carotenoids from paprika, carrots, or tomatoes, and carmine from cochineal insects, ...
In its place they use beet juice; carmine, a dye made from ... used simply to give food and drinks a bright red color,” the letter said. “No aesthetic reason could justify the use of a ...
Some manufacturers have already abandoned Red 3, opting for natural alternatives such as beet juice, carmine (a dye derived ... Advocates argue that aesthetic considerations like the bright ...