The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the use of synthetic food dye Red No. 3 for being linked to cancer in test animals, health officials said Wednesday.
The ban comes nearly 35 years after Red No. 3 was prohibited from cosmetic products for its potential connection to cancer, Newsweek reported.
FDA officials said the agency is “revoking the authorization for the use of FD&C Red No. 3 as a matter of law, based on the Delaney Clause of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).”
The announcement cited two studies that showed “cancer in laboratory male rats exposed to high levels of FD&C Red No. 3 due to a rat specific hormonal mechanism,” though tests on other animals and
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