Discover how the cochineal insect's red dye influenced civilizations, from the Aztecs to the British redcoats.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January, setting ...

A federal statute requires FDA to ban any additive found to cause cancer in animals, though officials stressed that the way Red 3 leads to cancer in rats doesn’t happen in people. But the dye is ...

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 ...