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FD&C RED NO. 3

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CAS-16423-68-0, HMS3264L03, TOX21_202932, DTXSID901015598, IODOEOSINE SODIUM SALT, ERYTHROSINE SODIUM (OPEN FORM) [USAN], ERYTHROSINE SODIUM (OPEN FORM), NSC 36685, 2-(6-HYDROXY-2,4,5,7-TETRAIODO-3-OXOXANTHEN-9-YL)BENZOIC ACID, SODIUM SALT, SO DIUM SALT, SCHEMBL22294

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Evidence of Government enforceable restrictions; general systemic/organ effects; developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS

Health Issue	Level of Concern	Source

The FDA prohibits the use of this substance in cosmetics because it causes cancer in rats. Only in: Household Cleaners	high	U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 1990. Termination of provisional listings of FD&C Red No. 3 for use in cosmetics and externally applied drugs and of lakes of FD&C Red No. 3 for all uses. Federal Register 55, 3516.
FDA finds this substance to be an animal carcinogen, causing tumors in rats. Only in: Food Scores®	high	U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 1990. Termination of provisional listings of FD&C Red No. 3 for use in cosmetics and externally applied drugs and of lakes of FD&C Red No. 3 for all uses. Federal Register 55, 3516.
Synthetic food dyes are associated with adverse neurobehavioral outcomes in children. Only in: Food Scores®	high	2021. Potential Neurobehavioral Effects of Synthetic Food Dyes in Children. California Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
The European Food Safety Authority reports this substance causes thyroid tumors in rodents with limited relevance to humans. Only in: Food Scores®	moderate	European Food Safety Authority & Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS). 2010. Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of Erythrosine (E 127) as a food additive. EFSA Journal 9(1), 1854.
Harmful if swallowed Only in: Household Cleaners	some	European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website
Harmful in contact with skin Only in: Household Cleaners	some	European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website
NTP Toxcast scored 2.5-3.5	some	National Toxicology Program (NTP): EWG Toxcast Analysis
Organohalogen compounds are often found to be persistent in the environment, bioaccumulative, and associated with chronic health concerns	some	Prasada Rao S. Kodavanti & Bommanna G. Loganathan. 2017. Organohalogen Pollutants and Human Health. International Encyclopedia of Public Health, 359-366.