FDA bans red dye

The owner of a cookie business in Charlotte, North Carolina is left looking for alternatives after a ban was placed on a red ...
a dye used in a variety of products. Here's what we know: Red No. 3, also known as erythrosine, is a color additive made from petroleum that gives foods and drinks a bright, cherry-red color.
Red Dye No. 3 has been used in food and medicine since the 1960s. The FDA is changing its tune and research shows the dye I ...