US regulator bans red dye No. 3

The U.S. FDA is reportedly considering a ban on the additive Red 3. Here’s what experts do—and don’t—know about how food dyes ...
First: A typical allergic reaction comes from what’s called an “IgE mediated symptom and immune response.” This doesn’t happen in the presence of red food dyes. And second: Allergists do ...
I was newly pregnant with my fourth child the summer that the chicken pox was running rampant in my neighborhood. August is ...