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Red Dye No. 3 is an artificial food coloring derived from petroleum, commonly added to foods, drinks, supplements and drugs to create an appealing cherry-red or pink hue.
Some sodas and other fruit-flavored drinks also contain red dye No.3. When inspecting the label look for “red dye No.3,” “red 3,” “red dye 3,” “erythrosine,” and “FD&C Red No. 3 ...
Red dye No. 3 was banned, among other popular food additives, in California. What to know about related health risks, and what products you may want to avoid.
Erythrosine, also known as E127 and Red No. 3, is an organoiodine compound, specifically a derivative of fluorone. It is a red-pink dye used for food coloring, cosmetics, hair coloring, pet products, and diverse industrial colorings. [2] [3] It is the disodium salt of 2,4,5,7-tetraiodofluorescein. [2]
The Food and Drug Administration has said it is banning the use of Red No. 3, a synthetic dye that has long been used in the U.S. to color certain foods, such as candies and colored beverages, as ...
The name was taken from amaranth grain, a plant distinguished by its red color and edible protein-rich seeds. Amaranth is an anionic dye. It can be applied to natural and synthetic fibers, leather, paper, and phenol-formaldehyde resins. As a food additive it has E number E123. Amaranth usually comes as a trisodium salt. It has the appearance of ...
The majority of pre-packaged foods are required to list all ingredients, including all food additives such as color; however section B.01.010 (3)(b) of the Regulations provide food manufacturers with the choice of declaring added color(s) by either their common name or simply as "colour". [24] The maximum permitted level of tartazine is 300 ppm ...
Despite its widespread use, many food safety advocates have raised concerns about the presence of Red 40 in the U.S. food system, similar to Red Dye 3 and other synthetic food dyes.