With the recent ban on the synthetic food dye Red No. 3 in the United States, many food scientists and consumer groups are wondering if other artificial additives, such as Red 40, might be next on the ...

Companies use synthetic dyes rather than natural ones because they can be mass-produced at a fraction of the cost of gathering and processing natural materials. While ingesting small amounts of Red ...

Red Dye No. 40, a synthetic food dye that's used to achieve a bright crimson color in condiments and candy alike, has been a hot topic among policy makers and food safety advocates in the U.S. RELATED ...

The Food and Drug Administration has not formally reevaluated the safety of a food dye called Red 40 in over a decade, the agency's top food official said this month when asked about renewed worries ...