T he U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of red dye No. 3 in foods, more than three decades after researchers discovered its link to cancer in rodents and to worsened attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder and other behavioral symptoms. The dye is already banned from foods in the European Union, New Zealand and Australia.

Following the ban of red dye No. 3 in the United States, experts weigh in on the potential health risks of red dye No. 40, yellow dye No. 5 and others.

Love is in the air, and so is the potential harm by Red Dye #3 - a bright cherry red synthetic food dye used in food, snacks, and drinks that we commonly see every Valentine's season. You might want to rethink about giving and consuming cherry red-colored food this February as the Food and Drug