The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the use of red dye no.3 in food products, after first banning the petroleum-based synthetic color addictive from cosmetics over 30-years ago ...
An curved arrow pointing right. Cochineals are tiny bugs that live on prickly pear cactuses. The acid in their guts makes a red dye used in textiles, cosmetics, and foods like M&Ms and Yoplait yogurt.