PBS: The FDA banned Red 3 food coloring. A scientist explains the dye's history and health risks The FDA banned Red 3 food coloring. A scientist explains the dye's history and health risks The FDA approved a fourth natural food color additive this year, but how can you avoid the artificial dyes still out there?

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3 has been banned, but what about other artificial food dyes? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January, setting deadlines for stripping the brightly hued additive from candies and cough syrup, ... Red dye No. 3 has been banned, but what about other artificial food dyes?

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