Red velvet cakes today use food coloring to achieve their bright red color. But it wasn’t always this way, and history shows ...

Red Dye No. 40, a synthetic food dye that's used to achieve a bright crimson color in condiments and candy alike, has been a hot topic among policy makers and food safety advocates in the U.S. RELATED ...

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (CBS 58) — The Food and Drug Administration announced it is banning Red Dye No. 3 – a popular dye used in food and drinks to give them that bright red color. In nearly every aisle in ...

During his January 29 confirmation hearing, Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that he wants to reduce the use of artificial food dyes. It's a move that ...