Red Dye #40 information, eductaion and dicussion ... FD&C Red Dye #40, also commonly called Red 40, is widely used in the foods and drugs that we consume; often we don't give much thought to the fact that much of what we consume is artificially colored.
www.red40.com/ www.red40.com/
Please Don't Use Red Dye ... Here, in its entirety, is the standard response (in red type) that Perky-Pet Products' Ron O'Kane sends to people who complain about the P-P hummingbird "food" mix, which contains red dye. Please read it carefully, then read my comments which follow:
www.hummingbirds.net/dye.html www.hummingbirds.net/dye.html
Special for Kids (and Grown-ups, Too) ... ; Quick Reference Overviews ... Consumers may find information they need about cosmetics anywhere on FDA's Cosmetics Web pages. We've highlighted the items below because they are quick-reference resources that consumers frequently request.
www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/default... www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/default.htm
The Cochineal Bug (Dactylopius confusus) is a small beetle that lives on cactus. This beetle makes a dark red dye. The dye is a lot like dark red ink. Lets go find some of these beetles and dye some stuff red the way the Indians did.
www.texasindians.com/coch1.htm
Could Your Child Be Sensitive to Red Food Dye? By Deborah Boehle ... "I had three kids, and none of them had any allergies that I knew of," says Larowe. "I had never even heard of kids being allergic to red dye, but since I had nothing to lose, I decided to try it."
www.recipestoday.com/articles/food-allergies/i-spy-some... www.recipestoday.com/articles/food-allergies/i-spy-something-red-851/
The Food and Drug Administration today banned many uses of Red Dye No. 3, saying studies had shown that very high doses of the color additive can cause cancer in laboratory animals. ... Red Dye No. 3 still has some approved uses in foods and drugs, but the F.D.A. said it is in the process of extending the ban to cover...
www.nytimes.com/1990/01/30/science/fda-limits-red-dye-n... www.nytimes.com/1990/01/30/science/fda-limits-red-dye-no-3.html
Kermes (dye) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kermes (or chermes ), meaning "red" in the Persian language, is the dried bodies of the females of a scale insect in the genus Kermes , primarily Kermes ilicis (formerly Coccus ilicis ) or K...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermes_(dye)
The roll call of food products contaminated by the harmful illegal red dye Sudan I continues with the UK's food watchdog finding the potential carcinogen in two product lines on sale in the country. ... Illegal red dye contaminates UK food...
www.foodnavigator.com/Legislation/Food-market-awash-wit... www.foodnavigator.com/Legislation/Food-market-awash-with-illegal-red-dye