FDA Bans Red No. 3
This is kind of an odd topic for me to write about, but I saw the headline on my feed and had to dig a little deeper. For those that did not see the news like I did, the Food and Drug Administration announced today that it’s banning the use of Red No. 3 (Erythrosine or Red No.3 is a synthetic dye that gives food and drinks their bright red cherry color). Red No. 3, was approved for use in foods in 1907, is made from petroleum. Red No. 3 has been in the news for a while since it has been linked to cancer in animals.
When you browse the grocery isle you'll see that the dye is still used in thousands of foods, including candy, cereals, cherries in fruit cocktails and strawberry-flavored milkshakes. In fact I googles it and it looks like there are Mmore than 9,200 food items that contain the dye, including hundreds of products made by your favorite large food companies. I'm sure they are thrilled about this news as they will need to figure out alternatives to replace the dye. What is interesting is the FDA is not prohibiting other artificial dyes, including Red No. 40, which has been linked to behavioral issues in children.
I will say this decision is a victory for advocacy groups and lawmakers who have long urged the FDA to revoke Red No. 3’s approval, citing ample evidence that its use in beverages, dietary supplements, cereals and candies may cause cancer as well as affect children’s behavior. When you look at Red No. 3 its pretty crazy because it's already illegal for use in lipstick, but perfectly legal to feed to children in the form of candy. They banned the additive in cosmetics in 1990 under the Delaney Clause, a federal law that requires the FDA to ban food additives that are found to cause or induce cancer in humans or animals. So my question is why the hell has it taken this long to get it banned in food?
Better yet, food manufacturers will have until Jan. 15, 2027, to reformulate their products and companies that even more time... This just bring up a bigger discussion my wife and I have been having about how dangerous ultra processed food really are for us.
It's honestly scary how must stuff is allowed in the US. I'm sure it isn't just here either. The visual appeal isn't worth it at all.
For sure I hate that so much stuff is illegal to use in other countries but fine here. I worked in food manufacturing and the business teams hated foreign markets because they could not use chemicals that are cheaper and easier to manufacture with. We have to remember it's all about profit not the product so we will always get the short end of the sticks as the consumer.
That's actually the one thing I am interested to see how RFKJ tackles it. If he can clean up that sector a little bit, it might not be a bad thing.
Might not be but going raw or eliminating vaccines is not good...
Yeah, his position on vaccines is just silly to me.
For me, there is still a risk to consumers with the transition period until 2027, so that means faster action and evaluation of other dangerous additives as well. And strangely enough, in many countries this happens regardless of whether it is reported or not!
Yes I think the phase out period is too long. It's crazy to see how many products like this are still on the market.
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STOPBasically all coloring stuff is dangerous, everything containing Exxx color should be avoided... I just don't know if it's dangerous even the red color got from the insects...
About children and behavior issues, it's clearly written here in all packs containing colors that it will cause concentration issues and stuff like that on kids...
I agree with you, most of food from supermarket is trash, ultra processed, full of stuff to make it last 3 years, sugar etc...
Yes use natural colors
Our food is so fake. It's interesting how RFK Jr is going to be in there soon and has been talking about this his whole campaign and suddenly before Biden is gone they suddenly change this.
It's all about money
Yup, we live in a weird simulation.
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Oh, I luv redvines.. i would guess that is full of red dye. 😎🤙
They are lol
The FDA is never in a hurry to act unless it's in their financial best interest... Ultra processed foods really are bad us, best to avoid them in my opinion. Dyes in food really should be eliminated, none of them are really healthy!
It's crazy to see I hate it here some times.
Legalizing the wrong things causes losses in the country
It does