Fast Company

Bold red lipstick gets its color from crushed bugs. This biotech startup made a version that’s insect-free

The intense red color of classic lipstick traditionally comes from an unlikely source: crushed bugs that live on cactus plants in South America. It takes tens of thousands of the ground-up insects to ...
Time

What Foods Will Be Impacted by FDA’s Ban on Red Dye No. 3—And What Could Replace It

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs on Wednesday, more than three decades after the agency prohibited it from being used in cosmetics ...

FDA bans Red No. 3 food dye in food, drinks: Here's what to know

The FDA announced on Wednesday that it has banned the use of Red No. 3, an additive used to give food and drinks a cherry-red ...
NPR

Beyond Red Dye No. 3: Here's what parents should know about food colorings

When the FDA announced a ban of food dye Red No. 3 this week, the agency pointed to a law that says a food additive may not be authorized if it's been found to cause cancer. And research shows that ...