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ValleyWatch FDA bans controversial red dye found in candy drinks and snacks January 15 2025 by Rachel Roubein in the Washington Post Studies show high doses could cause cancer in rats but the regulators maintain that no evidence exists that ingesting the coloring causes cancer in humans. Federal officials moved Wednesday to ban a controversial bright red dye used in drinks and snacks that has been linked to cancer in animals a decision arriving decades after the coloring was removed from cosmetics. The Food and Drug Administrations action affects red dye No. 3 which was approved for permanent use in food and ingested drugs more than 50 years ago.