which would ban foods from public schools containing certain ingredients. The list of prohibited ingredients would include potassium bromate, titanium dioxide, Red 3 dye and Red 40 dye.

RICHMOND, Va. — Lawmakers on the Virginia House floor unanimously passed a bill that would ban foods containing artificial additives in schools, days after the federal government issued a new ban.

Though the Food and Drug Administration just banned the use of Red Dye No.3 in foods, the coloring was banned back in 1990 for use in cosmetics after being linked to cancer in rats. So much time ...

The FDA in the United States is slower to ban harmful food additives compared to other countries. | Credit: Bet_Noire / Getty Images Though the Food and Drug Administration just banned the use of ...

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This ban comes after a petition was filed in 2022 by the food safety advocacy group, Center for Science in the Public Interest. Citing data from the Agricultural Department, CSPI said that the dye ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned Red No. 3 last week, a dye that gives food and drink a bright, cherry-red color. The removal is in response to a color additive petition filed in ...

The dye is known as erythrosine, FD&C Red No. 3 or Red 3. The ban removes it from the list of approved color additives in foods, dietary supplements and oral medicines, such as cough syrups.