United States: The latest official report revealed that one of the very famous chemicals used in synthetic food colors may soon be banned.
The US Food and Drug Administration is to remove Red No. 3, known as Erythrosine, an artificial coloring used in food.
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This synthetic dye is made up of petroleum and is used in coloring food and ingested drugs to provide the “bright cherry-red color,” the FDA disclosed in an online statement.
According to Jim Jones, the FDA’s deputy commissioner for human foods, “With Red 3, we have a petition in front of us to revoke the authorization board, and we’re hopeful that in the next few weeks, we’ll be acting on that petition,” Fox News reported.
In the petition that the FDA is considering, the FDA’s classification of the color additive is claimed to be prohibited by the provisions of the Delaney Clause, whose statute means that the agency cannot classify a color additive as safe if it has been found that it induces cancer in humans or animals, according to the statement.
About Red No. 3 dye
Dr. Marc Siegel, who is a clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Health and Fox News’ senior medical analyst, has joined “Fox and Friends” and discuss the potential ban on food dye, which he calls “scary stuff.”
“It’s been banned from skin products since the 1990s,” as Siegel mentioned.
“So I wonder why is it not allowed in skin products? You know, something you can’t put on your face — yet a kid can eat it,” he continued.
Red No. 3 is said to be outlawed in the European Union, the United Kingdom, and most of the Asian and Australian countries observed the doctor.
Previous studies have shown that eight of the nine colors added to food products are unsafe for human consumption in the US.
Red No. 3 has especially been found to cause cancer in animals. It has also been associated with an increased risk of childhood behavioral problems, Fox News reported.
Siegel told the audience the FDA invertibly claimed, “they can’t prove” it causes these conditions.
Red No. 3 is identified on nearly 3,000 foods according to Food Scores, Environmental Work Group database of foods.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest and 23 other groups and experts filed the request to ban the chemical in foods, supplements, and drugs.