The FDA announced a ban on Red Dye 3 (FD&C Red No. 3), citing potential cancer risks in laboratory rats. Consumer advocates celebrate the move as long overdue, while experts acknowledge the need for continued reform of the food additive approval system. This decision comes at a time when Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vocal critic of certain food additives, is poised to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Meanwhile, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is target of $1 million campaign to prevent him from becoming head of Health and Human Services Dept.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans to ban Red Dye 3 , also known as FD&C Red No. 3 or erythrosine, from food products. This decision comes after decades of concerns about the potential health risks associated with this
“The FDA is taking action that will remove the authorization for the use of FD&C Red No. 3 in food and ingested drugs,” said Jim Jones, the FDA’s deputy commissioner for human foods, in a statement. The FDA’s decision “ends the regulatory paradox of Red 3,” said Dr. Thomas Galligan, principal scientist for food additives and supplements at the Center for Science in the Public Interest in Washington, DC. But the agency “has a long way to go to reform the broken system that allowed Red 3 to remain in foods decades after it was shown to cause cancer when eaten by animals.”
Other progressive groups are joining the campaign to stop Kennedy. 314 Action, a group that supports Democratic scientists running for office, convened Democrats in Congress who are doctors or nurses last week to urge senators to block Kennedy — and has spent six figures on advertising with the same message, according to a spokesperson.
It may be that all of that benefit actually accrues to the food producer, rather than the food consumer – in which case, it’s really hard to justify it even if it doesn’t cause cancer.Increasing sales, consumption, happiness, and shelf-life are all benefits to the consumer. Making something look more appealing is a benefit to the consumer, exactly like making it taste better.Well yes, aesthetic benefits are useful benefits, so long as there are no safety issues.
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