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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...