836 - The FDA Says Goodbye to Red Dye No. 3

Public Health On Call

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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About this episode:

The FDA's ban on the use of Red Dye No. 3 raises two questions — why is this color additive leaving the food supply? And what does this mean for other chemicals in the foods we eat? In this episode: a discussion about how the FDA regulates food additives, and how that might change in the future. A note for listeners: By the end of this episode, you will understand why "GRAS reform" is not about cannabis.

Guest:

Howard Sklamberg is the former deputy commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and a legal expert in FDA compliance and enforcement.

Host:

Dr. Josh Sharfstein is vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a faculty member in health policy, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland's Health Department.

Show links and related content:

What to Know About the Ban on Red Dye No. 3 in Food—The New York Times
Red #3's Swan Song: The Science Behind the FDA's Latest Decision—Unbiased Science
A New Law To Enhance the Safety of Cosmetics—Public Health On Call (February 2023)
The U.S. Food Safety System—Public Health On Call

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0:00.0	Welcome to Public Health On Call, a podcast from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,
0:05.9	where we bring evidence, experience, and perspective to make sense of today's leading health challenges.
0:16.3	If you have questions or ideas for us, please send an email to public health question at jh.
0:21.6	Jh.edu.
0:23.6	That's public health question at jh.u.edu for future podcast episodes.
0:29.6	This is Josh Sharfstein.
0:32.6	Today, a conversation about red dye number three and food additives.
0:44.0	I'm speaking to Howard Sclamberg, the former deputy commissioner for global regulatory operations and policy at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
0:47.0	That's the agency's top enforcement official.
0:50.0	He's now a partner at the law firm of Arnold and Porter.
0:53.8	Let's listen.
0:55.1	Howard Slamberg, thank you so much for joining me today on public health on call to talk
0:59.7	about red dye number three and additives to the food supply.
1:04.7	How are you doing?
1:05.8	I'm doing great, Josh.
1:07.3	Let's start with a basic question.
1:10.1	What's red dye number three?
1:11.8	I just read that the FDA has banned this chemical from the food supply.
1:16.4	It is an artificial coloring that is used in a lot of foods and in soft drinks, which colors them red.
1:24.9	Do you think it's in some candies?
1:26.5	There's some very red candies out there.
1:28.8	Yes.
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