The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering banning an artificial food coloring called Red No. 3 due to potential health risks, including a link to cancer.
A widely used artificial food dye could soon be outlawed. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is moving to ban an artificial food coloring called Red No. 3, also known as Erythrosine. The synthetic dye, which is made from petroleum, is used as a color additive in food and ingested drugs to give them a 'bright cherry-red color,' according to an online statement from the FDA. RFK JR.
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 that petition,' Jim Jones, the FDA’s deputy commissioner for human foods, told a U.S. Senate health committee on Thursday. The petition the FDA is reviewing cites the Delaney Clause, which states that the agency cannot classify a color additive as safe if it has been found to induce cancer in humans or animals, per the FDA’s statement. Dr.
Red No. 3, in particular, has been shown to cause cancer in animal studies. It has also been linked to an increase of childhood behavioral issues. 'It's a disgrace that we have nine synthetic dyes in our food in the United States.' 'They've studied it in high doses with cancer, but also for ADHD ,' Siegel said. 'All of these food dyes can be related to this — 26 studies seem to have shown it,' he went on.
It's a disgrace that we have nine synthetic dyes in our food in the United States.' Siegel noted that the FDA has previously stated that 'they can’t prove' it causes these conditions. 'They don't do enough post-market analysis where it's already on the market,' he said. 'They're not studying it enough.' Nearly 3,000 foods are shown to contain Red No. 3, according to Food Scores, a database of foods compiled by the Environmental Working Group.
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