There is no such thing as a blue raspberry, but thanks to food dyes, specifically Blue 1, people worldwide enjoy foods flavored by the imaginary fruit. With the announcement of the FDA's ban of Red 3 ...

For example, thanks to wellness influencers and Mel Gibson—who's now as famous for his controversial outburts as he is for his acting—the synthetic dye methylene blue has attracted attention ...

This act forbids the use of artificial colorings red dye No. 40, yellow dyes Nos. 5 and 6, blue dyes Nos. 1 and 2, and green dye No. 3 from foods served in schools. That decision was based off of ...

The US Food and Drug Administration announced this month that it's effectively banning Red No. 3, the controversial artificial red dye found in food and drinks that's been linked to cancer.

For example, thanks to wellness influencers and Mel Gibson – who’s now as famous for his controversial outburts as he is for his acting – the synthetic dye methylene blue has attracted attention on ...

On January 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned Red No. 3 — a synthetic, petroleum-based dye mostly found in candy, cakes, cookies, frozen desserts and frosting — in food, drinks and ...

Red dye number 3 has been banned. My first thought upon hearing the news was, “What the heck is that?” My second, after a quick Google, was whether I should stockpile in my basement a stash of ...

Harmonizing global standards on regulating and evaluating synthetic dyes is essential to protect consumer health. Several companies selling ultra-processed foods have begun the shift away from ...

You might think that explaining why the sky is blue would be kind of simple. But even a brief explanation of it requires a lot of science. The colors of everything you see are produced in different ...

In a bombshell announcement made last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will ban the use of FD&C Red No. 3, a synthetic food dye, from the nation’s food supply. The latest ...