FDA may take steps to ban red food dye amid health concerns

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FDA may take steps to ban red food dye amid health concerns
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Federal regulators could soon take steps to outlaw artificial red food dye amid concerns it may cause health issues.Jim Jones, deputy commissioner of human foods for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said at a recent Senate health committee meeting that believes it's time to re-evaluate the safety of the additive known as red 3.

Red 3 is used in nearly 3,000 food products, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, including popular candies like Peeps, Nerds, SweeTarts, and more. And although the FDA has allowed Red 3 to be used in food, the agency has prohibited it from being used in cosmetics.

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