The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may possibly move to ban artificial red food dye from foods and drinks in “the next few weeks,” according to a report.
Jim Jones, the FDA’s deputy commissioner for human foods, explained during a Senate meeting on Thursday that the FDA would be deciding on whether or not to ban Red No. 3 in response to a petition filed, NBC News reported.
Red No. 3 is described as being a “color additive made from petroleum that gives foods and drinks a bright cherry-red color,” according to the FDA.
“With Red 3, we have a petition in front of us to revoke the authorization board, and we’re hopeful that in the next few weeks we’ll be acting on
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