BREAKING: FDA Bans Popular Food Dye, Is This The RFK Jr Effect?

It’s official!

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned Red 3 (Erythrosine) from use in foods, and anything you ingest like medicine and supplements.

Curious timing for the FDA to ban this. Why now?

Could it have anything to do with RFK Jr coming into office in 5 days?

As for food manufacturers, they’ve got until January 2027 to comply.

But drug companies get an extra year to keep using this carcinogenic, their deadline being January 2028?

Wonder why they get extra time?

So keep an eye on your food labels for now. We’re not out of the woods yet, but this is a great start!

The domino effect this will have will continue to grow.

🚨 BREAKING: The FDA just banned Red No. 3, the toxic dye hiding in your candy, drinks, and snacks.

After decades of silence, cries from the MAHA movement finally pushed this poison off our shelves.

Are we witnessing the RFK Jr. Effect? pic.twitter.com/SlWRaxsUnH

— Lauren Lee (@sheislaurenlee) January 15, 2025

Fox News reports:

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially banned red dye — called Red 3, or Erythrosine — from foods, dietary supplements and ingested medicines, as reported by The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Food manufacturers must remove the dye from their products by January 2027, while drug manufacturers will have until January 2028 to do so, the AP stated.

Any foods imported into the U.S. from other countries will also be subject to the new regulation.

“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.

What is Red 3 in?

Here’s a list complied by Newsweek:

What Products Contain Red Dye 3?

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Red Dye No. 3 is a common ingredient in various foods, drinks and medicines. Items that often contain the dye include:

Candies

Pez Candy Assorted Fruit
Dubble Bubble Original Twist Bubble Gum
Candy Corn
Jelly Belly candies
Trolli Sour Crunchy Crawlers

Baked Goods and Snacks

Entenmann’s Little Bites Party Cake Mini Muffins
Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot
Toaster pastries
Cookies with red icing or decorations

Dairy and Frozen Desserts

Strawberry-flavored milk
Certain ice cream flavors and frozen yogurt
Ice pops and frozen fruit bars

Fruit Products

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Maraschino cherries
Some fruit cocktails

Beverages

Yoo-hoo Strawberry Drink
Certain sodas and fruit-flavored drinks

Medications and Supplements

Some cough syrups
Gummy vitamins
PediaSure Grow & Gain Kids’ Ready-to-Drink Strawberry Shake

Many manufacturers have already started phasing out Red Dye No. 3. For example, Abbott, the maker of PediaSure, has removed the dye from its products, and Dole eliminated it from fruit bowls in 2023.

What Is The FDA’s Deadline For Manufacturers To Reformulate Their Products?

Food manufacturers must remove Red No. 3 from their products by January 2027 to comply with the FDA’s ruling.

BREAKING: The FDA is banning Red Dye 3, citing cancer concerns. RFK effect. pic.twitter.com/GvaY8KVIRx

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 15, 2025

But lets not stop there.

You think all those other color chemicals are just fine to eat?

Like this list of chemicals in Skittles:

Is that a list of food items or football codes?

It’s time to go organic!

No unhealthy dyes in food that’s labelled “USDA Organic”.

Red 3 is now banned by FDA, after being known carcinogen for decades. We need RFK Jr to help stop these delayed bans.

Red 40, you are next! pic.twitter.com/2ICdrIUkiq

— Lone Star American (@MadDog_TX) January 15, 2025

It’s great to see the tables finally turning in the food industry.

BREAKING: The FDA has officially BANNED Red Dye No 3 in anticipation of RFK, Jr.'s confirmation as HHS Secretary… this just days after they finally admitted eggs are healthy 👀

Are they trying to clean up their act before the food industry is really exposed? pic.twitter.com/KgBQyhpFXp

— Isabel Brown (@theisabelb) January 15, 2025