Red dye No. 3 is now banned in the US. Heres what studies show about more common dyes [Video]

Now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned red dye No. 3, many people are criticizing or questioning the safety and the FDA’s allowance of red dye No. 40 and five other color additives commonly used in the United States.Related video above: Doctor discusses why FDA banned Red Dye No. 3Made from petroleum and chemically known as erythrosine, red dye No. 3 is a synthetic color additive used to give foods and beverages a cherry-red color. The dye has been permissible for use in food, beverages and ingested drugs even though the Delaney Clause of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act “prohibits the FDA from approving a color additive that is ingested if it causes cancer in animals or humans when ingested.”The dye was found to cause cancer in rats more than 30 years ago. The FDA’s decision this week to revoke the authorization for the use …