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Why is amaranth banned in the US?

Updated: 11/10/2022
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Amaranth (or red dye #2) is banned in the United states, as well as in many other countries, due to a link to cancer. It was banned in 1976 by the FDA. Red dye 2 was found, in an extensive study, to cause malignant tumors in rats. This study made its way to the FDA, where many consumers, as well as scientists, basically forced the FDA to ban it in all food products.

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