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FDA Bans Red No. 3, Artificial Coloring Used in Beverages, Candy and Other Foods

The dye is still used in thousands of foods, including candy, cereals, cherries in fruit cocktails and strawberry-flavored milkshakes, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a food safety advocacy group that petitioned the agency in 2022 to end its use.



More than 9,200 food items contain the dye, including hundreds of products made by large food companies, CSPI said, citing Agriculture Department data.

The FDA is not prohibiting other artificial dyes, including Red No. 40, which has been linked to behavioral issues in children.

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What CPGs Should Know About FDA’s Proposed Nutrition Info Box

Packaging designers may have to adapt graphics on food products to make room for a new informational box proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.



Food and beverage brands and other industry partners offered mixed reactions to the agency’s nutrition info box design as they began to digest Tuesday’s long-awaited proposed rule on front-of-pack labeling. 

The Innovations That Made Us Go ‘Wait … What?’

Food and beverage manufacturers and foodservice operators continued the trend in 2024 of introducing limited-time offerings intended to generate consumer interest, social media buzz and make people say, “wait … what?”



General Mills also added Cinnamon Toast Crunch dessert taco shells under its Old El Paso brand in February. The shells combined the Old El Paso formula with the same “cinnadust” coating and were developed to be filled with foods like ice cream, cheesecake filling and bananas with whipped cream, according to the company.