Made from petroleum, red dye 40 is a synthetic food dye. Some studies suggest a link between red dye 40 and ADHD behavior; the dye might trigger or exacerbate behavioral changes in sensitive children.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a ban on Red Dye 3 (FD&C Red No. 3), an artificial colorant widely used in foods ... 3 has been banned in cosmetics and topical medications due to ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January, setting deadlines for stripping the brightly hued additive from candies and cough syrup, ...

Q: What ingredients would the bill ban? A: It would not allow food in Oklahoma to have additives like red dye 40 and Aspartame, or require warning labels that say the food contains those ingredients.

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China ...