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Health Canada says synthetic red food dye banned by FDA poses no human risk in Canada

  • Cassandra Szklarski

    Cassandra Szklarski

  • Canadian Press

  • January 16, 2025

Pez candy, which contains red dye no. 3, is on display at a store in Lafayette, Calif., March 24, 2023. Health Canada says a synthetic dye newly banned from the U.S. food supply does not pose a health risk to the general population in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Haven Daley