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.
With an FDA ban on Red No. 3 underway, consumers may be seeking alternatives to the potentially harmful color additive.
Vicks Formula 44, Luden’s and Halls cough drops all use Red 40. Mucinex Children’s Cough Syrup, Robitussen Adult Cough and Chest Congestion and Vick’s NyQuil Cold and Flu also use Red 40.