Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the recent ban on the synthetic food dye Red No. 3 in the United States, many food scientists and consumer groups are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned Red No. 3 last week, a dye that gives food and drink a bright, cherry-red color. The ...

Companies use synthetic dyes rather than natural ones because they can be mass-produced at a fraction of the cost of gathering and processing natural materials. While ingesting small amounts of Red ...

If you read food labels, you've probably seen both "red 40" and "red 40 lake" show up a lot. While the names are nearly identical, they aren't the same thing. Since the distinction mainly matters to ...

Red Dye No. 40, a synthetic food dye that's used to achieve a bright crimson color in condiments and candy alike, has been a hot topic among policy makers and food safety advocates in the U.S. RELATED ...

The Food and Drug Administration has not formally reevaluated the safety of a food dye called Red 40 in over a decade, the agency's top food official said this month when asked about renewed worries ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." This week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that food companies in the U.S. have until ...

With the recent ban on the synthetic food dye Red No. 3 in the United States, many food scientists and consumer groups are wondering if other artificial additives, such as Red 40, might be next on the ...