Maria Godoy

Well, so this petition requested the FDA look into whether the Delaney Clause applied to red dye number three. And it included two studies that showed male lab rats exposed to very high levels of the food coloring developed cancer. Just male lab rats? Yeah, because historically scientists just used male rats in many experiments because they thought female hormone cycles would skew the results.

Well, so this petition requested the FDA look into whether the Delaney Clause applied to red dye number three. And it included two studies that showed male lab rats exposed to very high levels of the food coloring developed cancer. Just male lab rats? Yeah, because historically scientists just used male rats in many experiments because they thought female hormone cycles would skew the results.

Well, so this petition requested the FDA look into whether the Delaney Clause applied to red dye number three. And it included two studies that showed male lab rats exposed to very high levels of the food coloring developed cancer. Just male lab rats? Yeah, because historically scientists just used male rats in many experiments because they thought female hormone cycles would skew the results.

There's actually been an effort to change that.

There's actually been an effort to change that.

There's actually been an effort to change that.

Right. So back in 1990, the FDA banned the use of red number three in cosmetics and medicated ointments and lotions. But the agency concluded it was safe for humans in the amounts used in food. It basically argued that humans aren't going to be eating red dye number three in amounts large enough to cause cancer.

Right. So back in 1990, the FDA banned the use of red number three in cosmetics and medicated ointments and lotions. But the agency concluded it was safe for humans in the amounts used in food. It basically argued that humans aren't going to be eating red dye number three in amounts large enough to cause cancer.

Right. So back in 1990, the FDA banned the use of red number three in cosmetics and medicated ointments and lotions. But the agency concluded it was safe for humans in the amounts used in food. It basically argued that humans aren't going to be eating red dye number three in amounts large enough to cause cancer.

The FDA says it has evaluated the safety of red number three multiple times since its original approval for use in food in 1969. But other countries have come to different conclusions. So the dye is banned or severely restricted in many places, Australia, Japan, and many European Union countries, too. And in 2023, California became the first U.S.

The FDA says it has evaluated the safety of red number three multiple times since its original approval for use in food in 1969. But other countries have come to different conclusions. So the dye is banned or severely restricted in many places, Australia, Japan, and many European Union countries, too. And in 2023, California became the first U.S.

The FDA says it has evaluated the safety of red number three multiple times since its original approval for use in food in 1969. But other countries have come to different conclusions. So the dye is banned or severely restricted in many places, Australia, Japan, and many European Union countries, too. And in 2023, California became the first U.S.

state to ban red number three, although that ban doesn't take effect until 2027. Oh.

state to ban red number three, although that ban doesn't take effect until 2027. Oh.

state to ban red number three, although that ban doesn't take effect until 2027. Oh.

I mean, that's what a lot of people want to know. Yeah. So consumer groups have welcomed this move by the FDA. But honestly, they're pretty upset that it took this long considering the evidence linking the dye to cancer in rats has been around for 30 years. Yeah. Dr. Peter Lurie is the executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

I mean, that's what a lot of people want to know. Yeah. So consumer groups have welcomed this move by the FDA. But honestly, they're pretty upset that it took this long considering the evidence linking the dye to cancer in rats has been around for 30 years. Yeah. Dr. Peter Lurie is the executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

I mean, that's what a lot of people want to know. Yeah. So consumer groups have welcomed this move by the FDA. But honestly, they're pretty upset that it took this long considering the evidence linking the dye to cancer in rats has been around for 30 years. Yeah. Dr. Peter Lurie is the executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

And, you know, that's the group that brought the petition. And he's been nudging the FDA for years to act.

And, you know, that's the group that brought the petition. And he's been nudging the FDA for years to act.