Credit: Getty Images. FD&C Red No. 3 is a synthetic dye commonly used in candies, baked goods, frosting, and ingested drugs. Manufacturers who use FD&C Red No. 3 must reformulate food products by ...
Valentine's Day treats might look a little different in the next few years. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned Red No. 3, a dye that gives food and drink a bright, cherry-red color. The ...
The additive is banned in most countries outside of the United States. On Jan. 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the revocation of FD&C Red No. 3 for use in food and ingested ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Agency is not really a singular agency. In practice, it operates more like five or more “FDAs” — each covering drugs, devices, food, cosmetics, or tobacco — combined into one. A ...
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months ...
The crackdown comes as the FDA has scaled back enforcement in recent decades. The agency once sent more than 100 warning ...
Representative Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, has introduced the Toxic Free Food Act, which would require the FDA to close the “Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS) loophole and make chemical food additives ...