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candy hearts with one big one that has "Ban Red 3" on it

Peter's Memo: Ditching Dyes

At the Center for Science in the Public Interest, we’re not just trying to make sure that safe sweeteners replace sugar in foods. For decades, we’ve also fought to get the Food and Drug Administration to ban synthetic food dyes that pose health risks.

Food LabelingFebruary 23, 2023Peter Lurie, MD, MPH
Valentine's candy hearts

Your red-hot Valentine's Day may include cancer-causing Red 3

As lovebirds everywhere ready themselves for a romantic evening filled with red roses, perhaps some red wine, and a pop of red lipstick, the last thing on anyone’s mind should be cancer. But thanks to FDA and the food industry, cancer is close to heart again this Valentine’s Day.

Government AccountabilityFebruary 13, 2023Thomas Galligan, PhD
Milk carton with "Behind the Carton: 2022 School Milk Report" text

Some milks served in schools exceed salt, sugar recommendations

SodiumDecember 12, 2022
Skittles, synthetic food dyes, artificial coloring

Petition filed with the California Department of Public Health to implement warning labels regarding certain synthetic food dyes

This petition was filed by CSPI, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, Center for Food Safety, Children’s Advocacy Institute, Consumer Federation of America, Environmental Working Group, Life Time Foundation, Public Health Institute, Linda S. Birnbaum, and Lisa Y. Lefferts.

Government Accountability
Skittles, artificial food coloring, synthetic dyes

California urged to adopt warning labels on synthetically dyed foods and supplements

Food LabelingDecember 8, 2022
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Artificial colorings (synthetic food dyes)

Most artificially colored foods are colored with synthetic petroleum-based chemicals—called dyes—that do not oc­cur in nature. Because food dyes are used almost solely in foods of low nutritional value (candy, soft drinks, gelatin desserts, etc.), a good rule of thumb is simply avoid all dyed foods.

Food SafetyNovember 4, 2022
foods containing red 3 food dye

FDA says it causes cancer. Yet it’s in hundreds of candies.

It’s illegal to use the carcinogenic color additive Red 3 in cosmetics, such as lipsticks or blush, or externally applied drugs. Yet the discredited chemical is lurking in common varieties of candy corn, Nerds, Peeps, Pez, SweeTarts, and hundreds of candies, cakes, and other foods, including dozens of seasonal Halloween items.

Food SafetyOctober 25, 2022
Lab beakers, some containing clear liquid

Letter to White House re: food chemical safety

The undersigned organizations urge the Biden Administration to adopt these policy recommendations to protect Americans from unsafe and inadequately tested food chemicals.

Government Accountability
43% of Products Marketed to Kids are Artificially Dyed, Study Finds

Fact sheet: Synthetic food dyes and California's OEHHA

Evidence of the link between synthetic food dyes and neurobehavioral problems in children, including hyperactivity and inattention, has been accumulating for decades. California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) conducted the most sophisticated and rigorous assessment undertaken to date of the relationship between synthetic dyes and effects on child behavior.

Food Safety
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Carmine/cochineal

Cochineal extract is a coloring obtained from the cochineal insect, which lives on cactus plants in Peru, the Canary Islands, and elsewhere.

Food SafetyFebruary 4, 2022
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