![]() ![]() While the original Hot Tamales candy contains several synthetic food dyes (Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1), it doesn’t use Red 3. The original Nerds candy contains a whole slew of food dyes-different flavors vary, but most use some combination of Red 40, Blue 1, and Yellow 5, as well as the “lake” or oil-dispersible varieties of those colorings-but they don’t appear to contain Red 3. ![]() ![]() That’s not a huge surprise, though, as the same parent company-Ferrara Pan Candy Company-owns both brands, as well as RedHots, SweeTARTS, Lemonhead, and Now & Later candies. While Nerds' seasonal candy-shelled Nerds Candy Corn is a relative newcomer to the Halloween game, it's not very different from Brach’s, according to the ingredients list. And it’s not the only member of the Brach’s candy family to watch out for: Around 100 Brach’s brand products contain Red 3, including some you might find only at Halloween, including the brand’s version of RedHots, Brach's Cinnamon Imperial Hard Candy, as well as Mellowcreme Flavored Pumpkins, Mini Candy Corn With Sea Salt & Chocolate Peanuts, Mellowcreme Autumn Mix, and Mellowcreme Caramel Apples. The classic corn-shaped Halloween candy made by Brach's contains Red 3-along with other food dyes of concern (Yellow 5 and Yellow 6). To help you sort through your goodies this holiday season, we’ve rounded up a list of popular candy and snack items that might find their way into your home. ![]() While CSPI and our partner organizations work to eliminate Red 3 from all foods, the best thing consumers can do is be aware and avoid Red 3 when possible. Meanwhile, similar legislation in New York, ABA6424, contains much of the same language as the original California bill, meaning that, if it passes, it would force manufacturers of candies and other foods that use titanium dioxide, Red 3, BVO, propylparaben, and potassium bromate to reformulate before selling their food products in the state. Newsom to sign the bill, and have petitioned the FDA to review and remove Red 3 from the US food supply. CSPI and partners like the Environmental Working Group urged Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB418, the California Food Safety Act, into law, meaning that (human) foods containing Red 3 and three other additives will no longer be legal to sell or distribute in the state beginning in 2027. That means Red 3 is a known carcinogen that’s used freely in the US food supply-and that’s been the case 33 years longer than necessary. The synthetic food dye was banned from use in cosmetics and topical drugs way back in 1990, but thanks to some heavy lobbying from the maraschino cherry industry, FDA never followed up on banning it from use in food. A search of Food Scores, a database maintained by the Environmental Working Group, generated 3,183 brand-name food products that contain Red 3-including hundreds of foods made by the country’s biggest food companies. This includes dozens of seasonal Halloween items and even in ostensibly healthy options, like fruit cocktails containing cherries. 3 or FD&C Red 3, is a synthetic food coloring. Despite its FDA recognition as a carcinogen, Red 3 is lurking in hundreds of candies, cakes, and other foods. Spooky season is a fun one! But if you’re avoiding ingredients that even the FDA agrees are carcinogenic, then Red 3 should be at the top of your list. We’re not saying no one should ever have a treat some candies-like peanut butter cups-have a bit of protein, and a little something sweet can be a bright spot on a chilly autumn evening. Real talk: Everyone is aware that candy is not the healthiest choice. Where Red 3 lurks in your trick-or-treater’s candy bucket We're not opposed to having a treat on Halloween-but the food dye Red 3 causes cancer, is in hundreds of candies, and should be avoided whenever possible. ![]()
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