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FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 From Food, Beverages and Ingested Drugs, Citing Link to Cancer in Lab Rats

After decades of debate, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a ban on Red Dye No. 3, a synthetic food coloring that’s been linked to cancer in male lab rats. The decision comes after a petition filed in 2022 by advocacy groups,

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FDA bans red food dye with cancer links

Manufacturers will have at least two years to phase the carcinogenic additive Red Dye No. 3 out of their products.

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FDA bans red dye No. 3 from food, drinks and ingested drugs in the US

Red dye No. 3 has been permissible for use in food despite the Delaney Clause of the FDA’s Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The clause, in part, “prohibits the FDA from approving a color additive that is ingested if it causes cancer in animals or humans when ingested,” according to the agency .

Outgoing FDA chief flags online weight loss drug dangers

Current laws and regulations are not enough to protect Americans from the risks of compounded versions of popular weight loss ...

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JASON RANTZ: Washington Dems' policy puts drug-addicted parents first, kids' safety last

Instead of confronting a growing crisis where kids are overdosing or dying in homes riddled with fentanyl and meth, ...

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RFK Jr’s call to ban TV drug advertisements revives talks of price transparency

RFK Jr.'s call to ban TV advertisements for prescription drugs reignited support for a bipartisan bill that would mandate the retail prices of drugs be included in TV ads.

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FDA OKs sales of Zyn nicotine pouches, citing health benefits for adult smokers

Federal health officials are backing the health benefits of nicotine pouches, ruling that Philip Morris International’s Zyn ...

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FDA bans controversial red dye found in candy, drinks and snacks

Federal officials moved Wednesday to ban a controversial bright red dye used in drinks and snacks that has been linked to cancer in animals, a decision arriving decades after the coloring was ...

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FDA proposes warning label on front of food packaging to combat obesity epidemic

The FDA has designed five different types of labels, each presenting the same information but with different specifications based on the size of the packaging.

Drug used in federal executions under Trump may cause ‘unnecessary pain and suffering,’ Garland says

The Justice Department is rescinding its protocol for federal executions that allowed for single-drug lethal injections with ...

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