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Written by Brittany Trang on 2025-01-15 at 15:39

FDA bans red dye No. 3 in foods on the basis that it causes cancer at high exposure in rats.

But the agency notes that the mechanism that caused rat cancer isn't present in humans and claims that it's bad for humans "are not supported by the available scientific information."

https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/15/red-dye-3-fda-ban-food-additive-linked-cancer/

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Written by Brittany Trang on 2025-01-15 at 15:39

The FDA announcement:

https://www.fda.gov/food/hfp-constituent-updates/fda-revoke-authorization-use-red-no-3-food-and-ingested-drugs

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Written by Sarah W on 2025-01-26 at 14:09

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And this is another reason why animal experimentation is so needless and untrustworthy, let alone pointlessly cruel.

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