The Danger of Red Dye
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (81927)
Daytona Beach, Florida
January 17, 2025 3:51pm CST
The things no longer available with synthetic food coloring Red 3 are bright-red Valentine’s Day candy hearts, ice pops in strawberry flavor and yogurt, some maraschino cherries, nutrition shakes, cough syrup, and gummy vitamins. These the Food and Drug Administration banned.
Red dye 3 can no longer be used. In 1990 this petroleum-based dye was banned in cosmetics when cancer was caused in rats who ate it.
I shudder to think how all those wax candies were made when they were popular because I sure ate a lot of them. I hope the red lips had none of this dye but here I still am all in one piece.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/foods-that-contain-banned-red-dye-3_l_6789248be4b0d7aa50066f6a?utm_source=cordial&utm
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@RasmaSandra (81927)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Jan
@AmbiePam lately we seem to be behind a lot of things
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@kareng (65104)
• United States
18 Jan
@RasmaSandra
Look at the chemicals in makeup in US vs. Europe in photo below. Mind blowing!
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@LeaPea2417 (37467)
• Toccoa, Georgia
17 Jan
The only thing I really like that has red dye are chocolate covered cherries. The cherries with in , will have to be made a different way.
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@RasmaSandra (81927)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Jan
@LeaPea2417 I hope they figure it out with those cherries,
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@kareng (65104)
• United States
19 Jan
@wolfgirl569 They are a favorite of mine. I'm due a box soon! Haha!
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@wolfgirl569 (110377)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Jan
I still eat those. Right now they are using red 40. Which probably isn't safe either
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@RasmaSandra (81927)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Jan
@kareng Actually I think any dyes that might possibly be dangerous should not be used period.
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@celticeagle (170343)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Jan
Well, finally the US gets around to banning this stuff. Yeh, for us.
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@celticeagle (170343)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Jan
@RasmaSandra .........heavens no. This one is just a drop in the bucket.
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@RasmaSandra (81927)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Jan
@celticeagle but have we saved all people from getting sick? I wonder
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@RasmaSandra (81927)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Jan
@JudyEv I once read so much on what to eat and not to eat that I just figured let it be in God's hands because otherwise we might be afraid to eat anything at all
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@JudyEv (344527)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jan
@RasmaSandra That's pretty true. The other thing is that one day they're telling you eggs are good then they're saying eggs are a no-no. You can't really believe much at all.
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@RasmaSandra (81927)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Jan
@jstory07 but most likely we have already ingested plenty
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@wolfgirl569 (110377)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Jan
Many more things need banned yet but this is a start
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@RasmaSandra (81927)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Jan
@wolfgirl69 gotta start somewhere
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@AliCanary (3280)
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25 Jan
I used to chew on those wax lips as a kid, too! I think the only red color left that is considered safe is red #40.
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@RasmaSandra (81927)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Jan
@thelme55 that is true but hopefully, it did not harm too many
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@RebeccasFarm (90972)
• Arvada, Colorado
6h
I cant imagine how I have lived this long with all the candy and stuff I ate as a child
