Consumer Reports, an advocacy and research nonprofit, is calling on the maker of Peeps candies to stop using Red Dye 3 in its products. According to a news release Monday, Consumer Reports sent a ...

They are reminding folks that purple and pink Peeps with a capital “P” have Red Dye Number 3 in them. And Red Dye No. 3 ain’t like Love Potion Number 9. Instead, it’s a known carcinogen ...

Consumer Reports says it sent a letter to Just Born urging it to end the manufacturing of Peeps with Red Dye No. 3 earlier this year but that the company “has not announced any plans to change ...

After this upcoming Easter season, when Peeps will once again be ubiquitous in grocery stores, the treats will no longer contain red dye No. 3, which will be banned for use in food in California ...

The original yellow-colored chick is still the best-selling product sold under the Peeps brand, but the popular springtime candy brand is being criticized for containing red dye No. 3 in its pink ...

Impact Link A consumer group has warned that certain Peeps candies popular around Easter contain a chemical called red dye No. 3 that's been linked to cancer. Nearly 3,000 products available in ...

But Red Dye #3 is still being used in your food, including those Easter favorites, Peeps. “Red Dye #3 has been linked to cancer in animals and the FDA has prohibited its use in cosmetics and ...