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The FDA may soon ban artificial dye Red No. 3, thanks to the work of many public health advocates. Here is how this could ...

The safety of dyes obtained from the bloodred webcap fungus can vary, according to a new doctoral dissertation exploring their toxicity. Completed at the University of Eastern Finland, the study found ...

The U.S. Forest Service bans the use of long-term fire retardant on federal lands near waterways or endangered species ...

Crews battling the deadly ongoing Los Angeles wildfires have started dropping bright pink fire retardant known as Phos-Chek from the skies to combat the stubborn flames. The eye-catching flame ...

Above the roaring fires devastating parts of Los Angeles is an incongruous sight: air tankers dropping gallons of bright red ...

Parts of Southern California are covered with pink fire retardant as firefighters try to control deadly wildfires raging in ...