The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a victory for President-elect Donald Trump and his Make America Health Again (MAHA) agenda ahead of the inauguration Ban for the employ of red dye No. 3 in food and ingested medications.
Red dye #3, also called erythrosine, has long been a common additive in a variety of foods, giving a radiant cherry red hue to foods such as candy, cakes, cupcakes, cookies, frozen desserts, frosting, and certain ingested medications. red color.
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The FDA, in the manufacture of the noticecited studies that suggested the synthetic dye could cause cancer in laboratory animals. The decision comes more than three decades after the dye’s employ in cosmetics and topical medicines was banned due to concerns it could harm users’ health.
“The FDA cannot approve a food additive or color additive if it has been found to cause cancer in humans or animals,” Jim Jones, FDA deputy director for human foods, said in a statement. “There is evidence that male laboratory rats exposed to high concentrations of… developed cancer FD&C Red No. 3.”
“There is strong evidence that there is a link between the intake of these materials and behavioral changes … particularly in children who are vulnerable, already suffering from ADHD or similar behaviors,” said Asa Bradman, professor and chair of the University of Health Department of California Merced, which collaborated on the California review. “Exposure to the dyes appears to worsen the symptom.”
Republicans welcomed news of the ban, with some taking a victory lap on behalf of MAHA and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Trump’s nominee to lead Health and Human Services – who has said he would ban artificial dyes Removing food from supplies is a priority.
GOOD.
I called FDA officials at the last Congress demanding answers about red dye No. 3, and I will continue to work with them @RobertKennedyJr and the MAHA Caucus to MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN! https://t.co/T2S9KXa0Ep
– Coach Tommy Tuberville (@SenTuberville) January 15, 2025
Kennedy has angered Democrats and their media lapdogs since he abandoned his own presidential campaign and aligned himself with Donald Trump, giving birth to the MAHA movement. The Goal MAHA’s goal is to “dismantle the corporate stranglehold on our government agencies, which has led to widespread chronic disease, environmental degradation and rampant public distrust.”
RedState’s Ward Clark reported on the backlash against Kennedy for being named Team Trump 2.0, pointing out that The New York Times even tried to fact-check Kennedy on the ingredients in Froot Loops. Ward rightly concluded:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will have a lot of work ahead of him at Health & Human Services, yes. But boy howdy, if this is representative of the media attention he can expect, we’re in for a crazy few more years. But in the end, maybe, just maybe, the American diet will improve—and American health will improve, too. You are what you eat, and too many Americans have been eating crap for many years.
Food manufacturers must remove red No. 3 dye from their products by January 2027, while ingestible drug makers have until January 2028 to comply with the recent rules. This transition period gives companies time to reformulate their products with alternative color additives.
This move by the FDA is not only consistent with MAHA’s goals, but also reflects the growing influence of the movement and its leaders, Trump and Kennedy. It will be weeks before Kennedy is on his way to Capitol Hill for his Senate confirmation hearing. An exact date for this hearing has not yet been set, but rest assured that RedState will receive full coverage.
