Is red 3 safe in cosmetics and personal care products?

Red 3 has been flagged by FDA + CSPI as a known thyroid carcinogen in animals, FDA banned in cosmetics but not food concern (HIGH risk level). onlyonlywholefood has found it in 0 products in our database. Our scores are based on peer-reviewed toxicology data and are never adjusted for brand partners.

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High Concern

Red 3

Flagged by FDA + CSPI as a known thyroid carcinogen in animals, FDA banned in cosmetics but not food concern

What it is

Erythrosine -- a cherry-red dye shown to cause thyroid tumors in male rats. The FDA banned it from cosmetics in 1990 but it remains legal in food and ingested drugs.

No products in our database currently contain this ingredient.

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