6. Entenmann’s Little Bites Party Cake Mini Muffins
7. Publix canned mixed fruit
8. Kellanova confetti cake Pop-Tart bites
9. MorningStar Farms Veggie Breakfast Original Veggie Bacon Strips
10. Vigo Saffron Yellow Rice
11. Betty Crocker Loaded Mashed Potatoes
12. Nesquick Strawberry low-fat milk
13. Nerds Bomb Pop PopsiclesCertain Snacks, Drinks Could Be Banned In Some States Due To Cancer-causing Ingredients
Red No. 3 is banned for food use in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, except in certain kinds of cherries. The dye will be banned in California starting in January 2027, and lawmakers in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Indiana have filed proposals to limit certain dyes, particularly from foods offered in public schools.
Manufacturers who use Red No. 3 in food have until January 15, 2027, to reformulate their products, and ingested-drug makers have until January 18, 2028, to comply with the ban.
FOX Business reached out to candy, snack, and food manufacturers for their comments on the ban. An unspecified grocery store was seen in Virginia on July 13, 2022.
The FDA’s move comes more than three decades after the Red No. 3 dye was barred from cosmetics and non-oral medications due to a study showing it caused cancer when eaten by rats. However, it continued to appear on the ingredient lists of popular snack foods and other grocery products because it remained approved for use until now.
“Why you would say something can’t be in cosmetics, but you can eat it makes no sense to me. I am very pleased that they finally have done what I think they should have done years ago,” petitioner Linda Birnbaum, former director at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Toxicology Program said, according to Reuters.
About two-thirds of Americans support the restriction or reformulation of processed foods to remove ingredients like added sugar or dyes, according to a new AP-NORC poll cited by the Associated Press. Support is particularly high among U.S. adults with a college degree, as well as those with a higher household income.
FOX Business’ Daniella Genovese, the Associated Press, and Reuters contributed to this report.
Original article source: 13 food products that contain Red No. 3, the artificial dye banned by FDA over cancer risks.
