Red Dye No. 3 now banned in products
Registered dietitian nutritionist Gisela Bouvier joined ABC7 to get us more on why Red Dye No. 3 is being banned from foods and drinks
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Updated: 11:14 AM EST Jan 24, 2025
BANNED THE USE OF A CONTROVERSIAL INGREDIENT OFTEN FOUND AND DRINKS CANDY AND CEREAL. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RED DYE NUMBER 3, BUT OKAY, SO WHAT IS IT? WHAT EXACTLY IS RED DYE NUMBER 3? WELL, WE HAVE AN ANSWER THIS MORNING. WE HAVE REGISTERED DIETICIAN, GISELLE OF THE VA WITH US. GETTING US MORE ON WHY THIS COLORS BEING BANNED. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR BEING HERE FOR HAVING ME AGAIN. OKAY. I KNOW OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE ALREADY BANNED. THIS WERE ON THE DATA WAGON TRAIN. NOW WHAT WHAT'S THE CONCERN HERE? SO RENT I NUMBER 3 IS A COLOR ADDITIVE AND ITS RECEIPT RECENTLY BEEN BANNED BY THE FDA IN OUR FOODS AND IN OUR DRUGS. OKAY. IT WAS ALREADY BANNED IN COSMETICS, WIDE EYES OF THE FOOD DRUG AND COSMETIC ACT. THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED ILLINI CAUSING BASICALLY IT STATES THAT IF A CERTAIN INGREDIENT IS LINKED TO CANCER NEEDS TO BE REMOVED BACK IN 1990, IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE COSMETICS BUT NOT HAVE FOOD AND DRUGS. WHY I'M I'M NOT SURE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. >> HOWEVER, WHAT HAPPENED WAS THAT THIS CAR SENATE EVENT HAPPENED IN LAB RATS AND THE DELAY BECAUSE BASICALLY SAYS IT'S THEIR STUDIES TO IT. AND WITH THESE INGREDIENTS FOR HUMAN STUDIES FOR ANIMALS, IT SHOULD BE BANNED. THAT LAB RATS WERE GIVEN EXCESS AMOUNT OF RED CANCER AND HAS WITH ALL OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCACY PETITIONS THAT HAPPENED RECENTLY. THE FDA NOW IT'S LIKE, OK, WE'RE GOING TO BAN IT. HOWEVER, IT'S NOT GOING TO RIGHT AWAY. IT'S GOING TO BE 2 YEARS FOR CONSUMER PRODUCT THAT'S REMOVE RED DYE FROM THEIR FOOD FORMULATION. AND THEN FOR DRUGS, 3 YEARS. >> SO OTHER WORDS, IT WAS OK TO PUT ON YOUR FACE BUT ARE NOT OKAY. BUT BUT YOU CAN ADJUST WHAT KINDS OF FOODS HAVE THESE, WHICH WE BE LOOKING OUT FOR? SO REALLY HIGHLY PROCESSED FOODS? YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT CONSUMING A WHOLE LOT OF RED DIED IN A CANDID WITH YES, WHICH IS GOOD. SO THINGS LIKE FROSTING STRAWBERRY MILK, CERTAIN CANDIES, LIKE CANDY CORN, BACON BITES. SO VERY HIGHLY PROCESSED FOODS THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE CONSUMING. A LOT OF TO BEGIN REALLY THE INGESTION OF HOW MUCH RED DYE WE'RE CONSUMING WON'T BE COMPARED TO WHAT THESE LAB RATS WERE CONSUMING. WOW. OKAY. SO. >> THE CONCERN OF IT, AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS COULD BE LINKED TO CANCERS. SO THAT'S THAT'S BUT IN LARGE QUANTITIES WRECKED WHICH IS A GOOD TAKE IT SO WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE US IS A DIETICIAN AS PARENTS TOO, GET OUR KIDS TO KEEP AND TRY TO AVOID SOME OF THAT. SO WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT WE ALWAYS WANT TO ENCOURAGE MORE WHOLE FOODS. THOSE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, PROTEINS. WE WANT TO HOLD BRAINS, HEALTHY FATS. >> AND TRYING TO LIMIT THESE MORE PROCESSED FOODS. HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, I STAND WITH THE ACADEMY NUTRITION AND DIETETICS AND THAT IS THIS A GOOD STEP FORWARD THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS LOOKING INTO THIS AND LOOKING MORE AT OUR INGREDIENTS AND SAYING, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO BAN FOODS THAT ARE NOT GOOD FOR US. YES, WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT. NO SINGLE FOOD OR INGREDIENT IS GOING TO MAKE OR BREAK. OUR HEALTH IS NOT GOING TO LEAD 2 CANCEROUS OVERALL LIFESTYLE AND DIETARY HABITS AND BUT NOT EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME ACCESSIBILITY. SO, YOU KNOW, CAN THE GOVERNMENT ALSO PLAY A ROLE IN HELPING THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE FRUITS, VEGETABLES, WHOLE GRAINS, THOSE REALLY CANCER PREVENTING FOOD, I THINK IS THE NEXT STEP THAT WE NEED TO TAKE A SIDE STARTING TO LOOK AT OUR INGREDIENTS. >> IT'S INTERESTING TO ME THAT WE ARE ONE OF THE LAST COUNTRIES TO JUMP ON ON THIS AS FAR AS BANNING IT BECAUSE OTHER COUNTRIES SUCH AS CANADA, THERE'S BEEN A BAN OF THIS FOR YEARS. WELL, AND ALL ALSO WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT SOME COUNTRIES MAY NOT CALL IT RED DYE 3. THEY MAY CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE MORE LIKE IN EUROPE. THEY STILL ACCEPT IT. BUT IN SMALLER QUANTITIES AND THERE'S DIES THERE THAT ARE ACCEPTED THAT THE FDA HAS NOT APPROVED HERE, RIGHT? OKAY. SO WE WANT TO LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE. DO I, YOU DISMISS ANYBODY WHO'S CONCERNED AS A MOM HAS A, YOU KNOW, CONSUMER? ABSOLUTELY NOT, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT SYNTHETIC DYES IN OUR FOOD RIGHT. BUT WHAT I DO WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO LOOK AT WHAT THEY SHOULD BE ADDING IN BECAUSE REALITY IS WE'RE PROBABLY NOT EATING CANDY CORN ALL THE TIME, LET'S HOPE NOT. YEAH, YEAH. EXACTLY. SO MAYBE INSTEAD OF HAVING THAT STRAWBERRY MILK EVERY DAY TURNING TO PLAIN MILK. RIGHT? OR EVEN CHOCOLATE MILK HAS BENEFIT SPECIALLY LIKE POST-WORKOUT, ETC. SO IT'S IT'S THOSE COLOR ADDITIVES THAT JUST MAKE FOOD PRETTY YEAR WILL PROCESSED FOODS, PERIOD. BUT IT'S REALLY NOT BENEFITING OUR HELP EITHER. NOT SO PRETTY ON THE INSIDE. YEAH, EXACTLY IS ELLIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AS ALWAYS. WE ALWAYS COMING IN TOUCH WITH YOU. SO YOU CAN FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM AT NOURISH GANDHI SAID NOT ON MY WEBSITE TO SELL A TO COME. ALL RIGHT. AND WE WILL PUT A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL, WHI
Red Dye No. 3 now banned in products
Registered dietitian nutritionist Gisela Bouvier joined ABC7 to get us more on why Red Dye No. 3 is being banned from foods and drinks
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Updated: 11:14 AM EST Jan 24, 2025
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently banned the use of a controversial ingredient often found in drinks, candy and cereal. We're talking about Red Dye No. 3. But what exactly is Red Dye No. 3?Registered dietitian nutritionist Gisela Bouvier joined ABC7 to get us more on why Red Dye No. 3 is being banned from foods and drinks. Red Dye No. 3 can be found in more processed foods like seasonal candies (candy corn/dyed marshmallows), frostings, strawberry milk, maraschino cherries, colored beverages, bacon bits and other more processed foods. It's a synthetic food coloring used to make processed foods and some medications more visually appealing. Concerns about its safety stem from studies that linked it to cancer in male lab rats. The Delaney Clause, part of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, stops the use of any additive shown to cause cancer in humans or animals. While Red Dye No. 3 was banned from use in cosmetics back in 1990 due to these concerns, it remained in food products until now. The Delaney Clause specifies that any additive linked to cancer should not be used in food, which although observed in rats, it can still be concerning. We want to aim to eat fresh/natural foods or nutritionally dense processed foods like canned beans/veggies/fruits, frozen produce, dairy and fresh meats to help limit exposure to these type of ingredients whenever possible. As a dietitian, Bouvier believes this is a small step in the right direction — for the FDA to start looking more into our food supply. However, she also stands with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in that we should urge the federal government to help get more Americans access to fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins and to also start considering the amount of sodium, sugar, and fats in our food supply as a start toward better health in our country.To get in contact with Bouvier, you can find her on Instagram at @nourish.con.gisela or on Facebook at Gisela Bouvier Nutrition.WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW ABOVE!
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently banned the use of a controversial ingredient often found in drinks, candy and cereal. We're talking about Red Dye No. 3. But what exactly is Red Dye No. 3?
Registered dietitian nutritionist Gisela Bouvier joined ABC7 to get us more on why Red Dye No. 3 is being banned from foods and drinks.
Red Dye No. 3 can be found in more processed foods like seasonal candies (candy corn/dyed marshmallows), frostings, strawberry milk, maraschino cherries, colored beverages, bacon bits and other more processed foods. It's a synthetic food coloring used to make processed foods and some medications more visually appealing. Concerns about its safety stem from studies that linked it to cancer in male lab rats. The Delaney Clause, part of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, stops the use of any additive shown to cause cancer in humans or animals. While Red Dye No. 3 was banned from use in cosmetics back in 1990 due to these concerns, it remained in food products until now.
The Delaney Clause specifies that any additive linked to cancer should not be used in food, which although observed in rats, it can still be concerning. We want to aim to eat fresh/natural foods or nutritionally dense processed foods like canned beans/veggies/fruits, frozen produce, dairy and fresh meats to help limit exposure to these type of ingredients whenever possible.
As a dietitian, Bouvier believes this is a small step in the right direction — for the FDA to start looking more into our food supply. However, she also stands with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in that we should urge the federal government to help get more Americans access to fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins and to also start considering the amount of sodium, sugar, and fats in our food supply as a start toward better health in our country.
To get in contact with Bouvier, you can find her on Instagram at @nourish.con.gisela or on Facebook at Gisela Bouvier Nutrition.
