How to Identify Erythrosine in Watermelon. According to the FSSAI video, you can test for erythrosine by cutting the watermelon in half and dabbing a cotton ball on the pulp.

You may see a product with red dye No. 3 in its list of ingredients, but you might see the same chemical tallied as erythrosine. Similarly, if red dye No. 40 isn't on the list, it might be seen ...

Artificial colouring: Melons are injected with poisonous coloring chemicals, including erythrosine B, to improve their color, lengthen their shelf life, and ripen them quickly. You can soak a ...

Erythrosine,which you’ll see on some ingredients lists as “FD&C Red No. 3,” is a synthetic dye made from petroleum. It gives snacks, candies and beverages a bright, fire-engine red red color.

With everything fake and disguised all around us, it is almost impossible to find out the genuine ones.Even in seasonal fruits like watermelon, adulterants are mixed to increase shelf life ...

Decades ago, the Food and Drug Administration banned Red No. 3 dye from all cosmetics after studies showed it caused cancer in lab animals.

More than 30 years ago, U.S. regulators banned Red No. 3 from makeup. The U.S. still has not banned the chemical from food, to the dismay of some consumer safety groups.

US health chiefs this week banned Red Dye No. 3 - amid growing fears the food colouring could cause cancer. MailOnline reveals the UK foods containing the dye to watch out for.

Senate Bill 9, or the Make Arkansas Healthy Again Act, would prohibit the use of potassium bromate, propylparaben, and erythrosine in foods. District 45 Representative Aaron Pilkington, ...