Anyone looked into Red 3 (food coloring additive) before?

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Apparently Red 3 is a known carcinogen and banned from use in cosmetics.

However, it's still approved for use in food. So apparently it's in lots of candy.

This article popped in my feed on the subject: https://www.cspinet.org/press-release/fda-says-it-causes-cancer-yet-its-hundreds-candies

I also checked the FDA and confirmed the claim that it's approved for food but not makeup. https://www.fda.gov/industry/color-additive-inventories/color-additive-status-list

I have not yet checked the National Toxicology Program or looked into the studies. But I thought I might ask here if anyone has looked into it and might save me (and others) some time.

Posted Oct 27, 2022, 1:22 PM UTC

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