FDA could abolish Red Dye No. 3

Good if this happens!

First, the petition to make this happen does NOT appear to be related to Brainworm Bobby's nomination by Trump to head Health and Human Services.

Second, there are good reasons for this to happen.

Like this:

“With the holiday season in full swing where sweet treats are abundant, it is frightening that this chemical remains hidden in these foods that we and our children are eating,” US Representative Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), a ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, wrote in a letter to the FDA.

“While food companies must ensure that the food they market is safe, they are also only required to ensure that their products meet FDA’s standards. This means that thousands of products that contain this chemical can remain on the market.”

He argued that there is “no reason” for the additive to be in food “except to entice and mislead customers” to make products appear “more appealing.

And this:

Thomas Galligan, who works at the Center for Science in the Public Interest as a principal scientist for food additives and supplements, echoed a similar sentiment.

“These food dyes only serve one function in food, to make them look pretty so you and I want to buy it, it’s a marketing tool,” he told NBC.

"Make it so."

As the piece notes, it was banned from cosmetics in 1990. It's banned in California in foods right now.