Biden FDA moves to ban toxic Red Dye No. 3 in food
Chemical linked to cancer, memory problems in children
WASHINGTON – In a significant move to protect public health, the Biden Food and Drug Administration announced today it will ban the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food.
This decision comes after years of advocacy from organizations led by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, or CSPI, as well as the Center for Food Safety, Environmental Working Group and a number of other public health groups and activists who petitioned the FDA to take action on this harmful chemical in 2022.
Red 3 is known to cause cancer in animals and has been banned in cosmetics since 1990.
“We wouldn’t be celebrating this historic decision today without the relentless leadership of public health champions like Michael Jacobson and others who took up this fight decades ago on behalf of consumers,” said EWG President and co-Founder Ken Cook.
“We all owe a debt of gratitude to Michael and the other early leaders who pushed the FDA to remove toxic chemical ingredients from the nation’s food supply,” Cook said.
Jacobson, who co-founded CSPI in 1971, has been a leading advocate in tackling the underlying causes of preventable diseases while championing a just and sustainable food system that makes healthy, nutritious options accessible to all. CSPI has remained at the forefront of these important efforts under the leadership of Dr. Peter Lurie.
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