The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is banning a synthetic food dye that gives foods and drinks a pop of bright red color.

Red No. 3, approved for use in foods in 1907, is made from petroleum. The FDA's move to ban the dye has been in the works for decades. The agency first became aware that the additive was possibly ...

Joseph Borzelleca published a study on the food coloring Red No. 3. The FDA cited his work when banning the additive in ...

Yellow 5, also known as tartrazine, is a petroleum-derived food coloring commonly used in processed foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. Though approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA ...