FDA to Revoke Authorization for the Use of Red DyeNo. 3 in Food

It should be interesting to see how the incoming administration reacts to the decision of Biden's FDA given that the banning of Red No. 3 is almost certain to be challenged in court by the major food producers and the animosity of Trump and his funders to "deep state" bureaucrats or as they are also referred to "the regulatory state'. By the why I'm predicting that RFK, Jr. will be one of the few Trump nominees who will not be confirmed by the Senate. Between lobbying by the food industrial complex, the pharmaceutical industry and prolifers there is a good chance that enough Republican Senators could end up dissenting to deny him confirmation.

 

As long as they don't mess with the orange and blue dyes.

 

Now the FDA needs to reclassify Pyridoxamine (one of the 3 natural B6 vitamins) back to vitamin status like it is in France... and several other nations.

 

Banning Red Dye 3 is like trying to take down the Matterhorn and displacing a rock and hoping to get to the rest later.

 

Really strange on the timing of all these things

 

They can have me Red Dye #3 when they pry it from my cold red hands.

 

Think about this, red #3 was banned from cosmetics in 1990 do to high cancer risks. But it was allowed to remain as a food additive until now.

 

Dang. No more red grits

 

According to the article, they have until 2027 to remove it....

A list of products that use it should be put out for the public to decide if they want to stop consuming it.

 

FDA will likely be sued to the gills from consumers and food industry. Red 40 needs to be banned as well, its linked to IBS, autoimmune and colon cancer.

 

Why is nobody talking about abolishing the FDA ?

 

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This is good news. And should have already been done. If they want to give Biden’s credit on this one. Great. They know the change is coming with Dr. Makary soon to be leading the FDA.

 

Agree it would be disappointing. But Dr. Marty Makary is pegged to run the FDA. An absolute HR pick!

 

Food labels with ingredient lists have been required by law since 1990 (and this is also under FDA purview).

So people can already easily avoid thanks to labeling standards.

Whole Foods just comprehensively bans most of that nonsense, that was always a big part of their appeal. Nothing artificial in the entire store (and I believe that still holds true after Amazon took them over). At Publix or Wal-Mart it’s mostly just common sense. I guess if some read the ingredients list on publix bakery they’d surprised at some of the junk in “fresh” bakery items. But I mean if you are buying some crazy colored cupcakes or desert it can’t be a surprise that ain’t natural….

 

Wait, so there’s no fruit in fruit loops?

 

Other than confectioners, I don’t even understand why big food uses those dyes. Kelloggs promised to remove from fruit loops, they never delivered. Why? I assume it wouid cost them $.01 more per box to use natural colors - and it’s as simple as that. But then why offer that promise at all?

 

I hate my teeth so I like to have a Mountain Dew a few times a month. Today happened to be that day and I had a Code Red Dew. Upon reading this news I checked the ingredients and was stunned to see it didn't have Red 3 in it.