Red 40 is making headlines again as lawmakers debate whether food dyes should be banned in the US. Here's what health experts say about its safety.

After the recent ban on Red Dye 3, food manufacturers are turning to FDA-approved dyes like Red Dye 40. But is Red 40 safe?

This week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that food companies in the U.S. have until January 15, 2027 to rid their products of Red Dye No. 3. (Drug manufacturers, meanwhile, have ...

Food companies have two years to get red dye No. 3 out of their products. But other synthetic dyes have also raised concerns, ...

Red dye No. 3 was recently banned by the FDA. But what are the differences between it and the similar red dye No. 40, and ...

The Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of the dye Red No. 3 in all food and ingested drugs. Here’s what foods ...

Following the ban of red dye No. 3 in the United States, experts weigh in on the potential health risks of red dye No. 40, ...

The FDA’s move comes more than a year after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the California Food Safety Act, which bans ...

The FDA banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 based on a petition asking that the agency follow a specific guideline.

For decades, FD&C Red No. 3 has added its vivid cherry-red hue to candies and cupcakes—but its risks have been debated just ...

The FDA has banned red dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs, the agency announced. But what exactly is red dye No. 3, and why ...