The Food and Drug Administration is ordering food and drug makers to remove Red 3 dye from products U.S. consumers eat and drink.

Current laws and regulations are not enough to protect Americans from the risks of compounded versions of popular weight loss drugs, especially those bought online, outgoing U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf said on Thursday.

Stacker analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to identify the most common settings for foodborne outbreaks in Washington.

Red dye No. 3 must be removed from food by mid-January 2027 and excised from ingested drugs the following year after the FDA’s decision to ban it.

Manufacturers will have at least two years to phase the carcinogenic additive Red Dye No. 3 out of their products.

Red dye No. 3 has been permissible for use in food despite the Delaney Clause of the FDA’s Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The clause, in part, “prohibits the FDA from approving a color additive that is ingested if it causes cancer in animals or humans when ingested,” according to the agency .

The Justice Department is rescinding its protocol for federal executions that allowed for single-drug lethal injections with pentobarbital

Companies say they are working to update their products to comply with the Food and Drug Administration's decision Wednesday to ban the artificial food dye Red 3, after the agency said it was revoking the additive's authorization over concerns it was causing cancer in rats.

The synthetic additive found in thousands of food products will now be phased out by 2027, but advocates say the agency's move is long overdue

WASHINGTON -- The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing that nutrition information be placed on the front of packaged foods to provide at-a-glance information about saturated fat ...

Red Dye No. 3, also known as erythrosine, is a synthetic food dye that gives foods and drinks a bright red color. It is also sometimes used in oral medicines and dietary supplements. It first was approved for use in food in 1907. It's made from petroleum.

A push to reform the American diet is being driven largely by conservatives who have taken up a cause that has long been a darling of the left.