Ahead of Halloween, Consumer Reports has delivered a petition with 80,000 signatures to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to ban red dye 3 in foods, and has cautioned the public about candies containing the chemical during the treat-centric holiday.
According to FDA, a post-market safety review of red dye 3 is ongoing, and the agency is evaluating information about the ingredient as it becomes available.