Investing.com -- US health officials are preparing to prohibit the use of the artificial food coloring Red No. 3, which is found in a wide range of products including candy and cold medicine, Bloomberg News reported today.
This decision comes after the substance has been associated with cancer. An announcement regarding the ban is expected as early as Wednesday, the report added. However, the exact timing of the announcement may still vary.
This decision comes more than three decades after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the use of Red No. 3 in cosmetics. This move was made after studies discovered tumors in lab rats that were linked to the dyes.
Over two years ago, consumer and patient advocacy groups petitioned the FDA to remove the dye from the American diet.
Among the supporters of the ban on controversial dyes is Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services by President-elect Donald Trump.
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