A color additive is any dye, pigment, or other substance which when added or applied to a food is capable of imparting color.| U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA is actively reviewing a petition filed for FD&C Red No. 3| U.S. Food and Drug Administration
In October 2023, California passed the California Food Safety Act becoming the first state to ban the manufacturing, distribution and sale of food and beverages containing the food and color additives brominated vegetable oil (BVO), potassium bromate, propylparaben, and red dye 3. Following passage of the California law, several other states have proposed legislation banning certain food additives. This follows a number of petitions to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advocating for the...| National Agricultural Law Center
Ingredients, food and color additives, packaging, and food contact substances.| U.S. Food and Drug Administration