The FDA is ordering food and drug makers to remove a dye called Red 3 from the products U.S. consumers eat and drink.

The colorant was banned from cosmetics and non-oral medications years ago because a study showed it caused cancer in rats.

U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred ...

With an FDA ban on Red No. 3 underway, consumers may be seeking alternatives to the potentially harmful color additive.