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FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods

Jan. 15, 2025 19:06 PM EST

U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk. Food and Drug Administration officials granted a 2022 petition filed by two dozen food safety and health...

FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump

Jan. 15, 2025 16:25 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to make cigarettes far less addictive by capping their nicotine content, a goal long sought by antismoking advocates that is unlikely to go into effect anytime soon. The proposed rule from the Food...