Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the United States food supply will no longer have Red No. 3, which had been mainly used in a wide range of food products, such as sweets, cakes and muffins, cookies, frozen desserts, ice creams and frostings, as well as certain ingested foods. drugs

On Wednesday, the FDA said it is issuing an order to revoke the authorization for the use of Red No. 3, also known as Erythrosine and which gives a bright cherry red color to certain foods and beverages, in ingested foods and medications. The agency’s decision to do so came after reviewing a petition filed that argues, under a rule called the Delaney Clause, the FDA should ban this color additive in foods and drugs at the federal level because it has been shown which causes cancer in animals.

From now on, any manufacturer that uses the dye in food and ingested drugs will have until January 15, 2027 or January 18, 2028, respectively, to reformulate their products. That means consumers could still see it as an ingredient in a food or drug product on the market after the dates listed above if the product was manufactured before the effective date, according to the FDA.

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The synthetic dye is already banned in the European Union. For more than three decades, it has also been banned in cosmetics and topical medications because of data showing that it is assocd. with animal carcinogenicity.

A customer shops at a grocery store on February 13, 2024 in Chicago. (Scott Olson/Getty Images/Getty Images)

According to Consumer Reports, the additive has been linked to cancer and thyroid tumors in lab animals and has been linked to hyperactivity and other neurobehavioral effects in children.

These are the affected products:

According to the Eat Well Guide Food Scores database, nearly 3,000 food products on the US market contain red dye 3, including candy, certain brands of mashed potatoes, yellow rice and some medications. The list also includes a number of other foods, including breakfast cereals, beverages and baked goods.

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Some companies they have already removed the ingredient from their products. For example, red dye 3 was listed as an ingredient in PediaSure Grow & Gain Strawberry Smoothie earlier this year. Today, the product page specifically says “no red dye”.

A woman shops for groceries in Brooklyn, New York on September 15, 2023. (Photo by Paola Chapdelaine for The Washington Post via Getty Images / Getty Images)

Abbott, which owns the PediaSure brand, told FOX Business that it “previously committed to removing Red 3 from all PediaSure products by 2024.”

Foods that include coloring as an ingredient:

Assorted fruit PEZ Candy (cherry, strawberry, grape, raspberry, orange, lemon)

PEZ Cotton Candy, caramel corn and banana

Double Bubble Original Twist Bubble Gum

Halloween Candy – AMOS Lollipop Finger Rings

Jelly Belly’s Gourmet Candy Corn

MorningStar Farms Breakfast with Vegetables Bacon Strips with Original Vegetables

Yellow rice with saffron from Vigo

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Entenmann’s Little Bites Party Cake Mini Muffins

Betty Crocker Loaded with Mashed Potatoes

Fruit by the Foot Starburst

Dole Diced Fruit Cup

FOX Business reached out to Tootsie Roll Industries, owner of the Double Bubble brand, and The Ferrara Candy Company, owner of the Jelly Belly brand, for comment.

FOX Business reached out to Dole and Kellanova, owners of MorningStar Farms Veggie Breakfast Original Veggie Bacon Strips, for comment.

Calls to General Mills, which owns Betty Crocker, went unanswered.