# FD&C Red No. 3 — Food color additive cross-reference: US FD&C designation vs EU E-number, with regulatory status comparison

For FD&C Red No. 3, us food use status is may be safely used for coloring foods generally (including dietary supplements) in amounts consistent with good manufacturing practice, verified against its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Color additive name:** FD&C Red No. 3 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **US FD&C designation:** FD&C Red No. 3 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **US food use status:** may be safely used for coloring foods generally (including dietary supplements) in amounts consistent with good manufacturing practice _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> FD&C Red No. 3 may be safely used for coloring foods generally (including dietary supplements) in amounts consistent with good manufacturing practice except that it may not be used to color foods for which standards of identity have been promulgated under section 401 of the act unless added color is authorized by such standards.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-74

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
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