California’s Ban on Red Food Dye Puts FDA on the Spot

California’s Ban on Red Food Dye Puts FDA on the Spot

The New York Times - Business:

The dye was banned in cosmetics after a study suggested it might be a carcinogen. Yet federal regulations still permit its use in foods, stoking concerns that helped build support for the new state law.

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