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FD&C Red 3 Guide

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FD&C Red 3 is of regulatory concern because:

  • This ingredient is a coloring agent that the Center for Science in the Public Interest is trying to have banned in the U.S.

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From Wikipedia

Erythrosine, also known as Red No. 3, is a cherry-pink synthetic fluorone food coloring. It is the disodium salt of 2,4,5,7-tetraiodofluorescein. Its maximum absorbance is at 530 nm[1] in an aqueous solution, and it is subject to photodegradation.[citation needed]...

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