Food and Drug Administration (FDA) It announced that Red #3, used in a wide variety of food products such as candies, cakes and cupcakes, cookies, frozen desserts, ice cream and icing, will no longer be in the US food supply. drugs.

On Wednesday, the FDA said it had issued an order to revoke approval for Red No. 3, also known as Erythrosine, which imparts a bright, cherry-red color to certain foods and beverages, in foods and oral drugs. The agency's decision to do so came after it reviewed a petition that argued the FDA should ban the color additive in foods and drugs at the federal level because it has been shown to cause cancer in animals, under a rule called the Delaney Clause.

Going forward, every manufacturer that uses the dye in food and oral drugs will have until January 15, 2027 or January 18, 2028, respectively, to reformulate their products. This means that, according to the FDA, if the product was manufactured before the effective date, consumers may still see it as an ingredient in a food or drug product past the above dates.

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Synthetic paint is already banned in the European Union. It has also been banned in cosmetics and topical medications for over three decades because of evidence of its association. with animal carcinogenicity.

A customer shops at a grocery store in Chicago on February 13, 2024. (Scott Olson/Getty Images/Getty Images)

According to Consumer Reports, the additive has been linked to cancer and thyroid tumors in lab animals and hyperactivity and other neurobehavioral effects in children.

Here are the affected products:

According to the Eat Well Guide Food Scores database, about 3,000 foods on the U.S. market contain red dye 3, including candy, certain brands of mashed potatoes, yellow rice and some medications. The list also includes a number of other foods, including breakfast cereals, beverages and bakery products.

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Some companies they have already removed the ingredient from their products. For example, Red dye 3 was listed as an ingredient in PediaSure Grow & Gain Strawberry shake earlier this year. Today the product page specifically says “no red dye”.

A woman shops for groceries on September 15, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Paola Chapdelaine for The Washington Post via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Abbott, which owns the PediaSure brand, told FOX Business that it “previously committed to removing Red 3 from all PediaSure products by 2024.”

Foods containing dyes:

PEZ candy assorted fruits (cherries, strawberries, grapes, raspberries, oranges, lemons)

PEZ cotton candy, candy corn and bananas

Dubble Bubble Original Twist Bubble Gum

Halloween Candy – AMOS Lollipop Finger Rings

Jelly Belly's Gourmet Candy Corn

MorningStar Farms Veggie Breakfast Original Veggie Bacon Strips

Vigo Saffron Yellow Rice

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Entenmann's Little Bites Party Cake Mini Muffins

Betty Crocker uploaded mashed potatoes

Star Burst Fruit of the Foot

A bowl of chopped fruit

FOX Business has reached out to Tootsie Roll Industries, owner of the Double Bubble brand, and The Ferrara Candy Company, owner of rhe Jelly Belly brand, for comment.

FOX Business has reached out to Dole and Kellanova, the owner of MorningStar Farms Veggie Breakfast Original Veggie Bacon Strips, for comment.

Calls to General Mills, which owns Betty Crocker, were not returned.