In this photo illustration, the famous Easter candy Peeps, made by Just Born Quality Confections, is displayed on April 06, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Consumer Reports announced in a recent press release that it had contacted Just Born Quality Confections earlier this year about concerns over the company’s use of Red Dye No. 3 in the Peeps candies, which has been found to cause cancer in animals. (Photo Illustration by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
OAN Staff James Meyers 8:18 AM – Wednesday, January 15, 2025
The FDA issued an order Wednesday that will ban Red 3’s authorization from food products and ingested drugs.
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The dye, which was approved to use in 1907, has been banned in cosmetics and topical drugs since 1990 over concerns that the dye is linked to causing cancer. The use of the dye in food is already banned in Australia, Japan and countries in…
