CLEMSON, S.C. — The discussion around artificial dyes and ingredients has grown in the wake of the Food and Drug Administration's decision to ban Red Dye No. 3 in foods and ingestible drugs ...

Exposure to Rhodamine B, used to give a red hue to textiles and other materials ... and hyperactivity in children. Exposure to Sunset Yellow, a synthetic food dye, can cause allergic reactions, such ...

In addition to finding these dyes in brightly colored processed foods, the researchers also found them in more muted foods ...