>> IT'S BEEN NEARLY 35 YEARS SINCE RED DYE NUMBER 3 WAS BANNED FROM COSMETICS DUE TO POTENTIAL CANCER RISKS. AND NOW IT'S BEING PULLED FROM OUR FOOD. WHEN YOU HEARD THAT DECISION, WHAT WENT THROUGH YOUR MIND? IT'S ABOUT TIME. >> SO WHY HAS THE DIVE BEEN PULLED IN TONIGHT'S COVER STORY ON FINDING OUT AND SEEING HOW YOU CAN MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES ABOUT WHAT YOU EAT. >> I ACTUALLY PICK UP A GLUTEN FREE FLOUR FROM DOWN HERE FOR RYAN URBAN, A TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE IS MORE THAN ROUTINE. I MET HER HERE AT 8 IS NATURAL MARKET IN FORT MYERS. SHE'S ON A MISSION TO FIND THE HEALTHIEST FOOD SHE CAN GET AVOIDING DIE LIKE RED DYE. NUMBER 3, IT'S SOMETHING SHE'S ALREADY USED TO DOING. I DEFINITELY THINK ALL ABOUT HARMFUL CHEMICALS, NOT JUST RED DYE NUMBER 3, BUT THERE ARE ALSO MANY OTHER DIFFERENT COLORS THAT ARE NOT HEALTHY FOR US TO BE INGESTING ARE GIVING TO OUR KIDS. ONE REASON SHE SAYS SHE'S GLAD THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TOOK ACTION IN MID-JANUARY TO BAND RED DYE NUMBER 3, IT'S A SYNTHETIC FOOD. I GIVE CERTAIN FOODS AND DRINKS A BRIGHT CHEERY, RED COLOR. WHEN YOU GO SHOPPING OR WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT BUYING DIFFERENT PRODUCTS, HOW MUCH STOCK DO YOU GIVE TO THE INGREDIENTS THAT ARE IN THOSE PRODUCTS? I ACTUALLY DID A LOT OF THOUGHT TO THE INGREDIENTS THAT ARE IN THE FOOD THAT I PURCHASED. >> THE FDA IS PULLING RENT NUMBER 3 AFTER DATA PRESENTED IN 2022, SHOWED A THE INGREDIENT CAUSES CANCER IN MALE LAB RATS EXPOSED TO HIGH LEVELS OF RED NUMBER 3. SO THEY WENT BACK AND LOOKED. >> OBVIOUSLY, IT WAS A CONCERN FOR ANIMALS. SO JUST CONCERN FOR ANIMALS SHOULD BE CONCERN FOR US. I ASKED ERIKA GRAZIANI AND OUTPATIENT DIETICIAN WITH THE HEALTH FOR HER. TAKE ON THE DYE IS A CONCERN FOR YOU? YES, I THINK IT IS A CONCERN. MAYBE NOT ME PERSONALLY BECAUSE I DON'T I TEND TO AVOID A LOT OF THOSE PROCESSED FOODS WITH THE DIED. WE FOUND RED DYE 3 IN THE INGREDIENTS FOR CANDY CAKES, FROSTINGS AND OTHER SWEETS. IN OTHER WORDS, ULTRA-PROCESSED STUFF. THE FDA HAS A DATABASE WHERE YOU CAN SEARCH A SPECIFIC INGREDIENTS LIKE RED 3 AND SEE WHAT PRODUCTS IT'S A RECENT SURGE CAME UP WITH ABOUT 9,000 RESULTS IN THIS DATABASE. IF A CLIENT WERE TO COME TO YOU AND SAY I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE ADDITIVES AND EYES THAT ARE IN MY FOOD, WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE THEM? >> I WOULD SAY IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE DIES IN YOUR FOOD TO CONTINUE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THOSE LABELS AND UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A LOT OF FOOD PRODUCTS OUT THERE THAT DOES NOT NECESSARILY HAVE THE DYES EVEN SOME OF THOSE ADDITIVES AVOIDING THE ADDITIVES AND THE DIES BACK HERE AT 8 IS DYLAN BURGH WORKS TO HELP SHOPPERS FIND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. SHE'S BEEN WAITING FOR THE FDA TO PULL A RED 3 FOR YEARS. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT COME IN WITH CHILDREN WHO HAVE ALLERGIES TO CERTAIN THINGS, GUIDING PEOPLE THROUGH INGREDIENTS IS A MISSION SHE'S PROUD TO TAKE OFF, ESPECIALLY IF THEY THANK ME. >> AND THEY SAY I WAS HOPEFUL BUT I'M GLAD I CAN BE OF HELP HELP FOR PEOPLE LOOKING TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR HEALTH AND IDEA THAT STICKS WITH URBAN IN THESE ISLES AS RESEARCH PAVES THE WAY FOR BETTER SHOPPING CHOICES BY CHANGING WHAT YOU DO AND CHOOSING SOMETHING THAT'S HEALTHIER. IT WILL EMPOWER MORE PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO DO THE SAME. >> LET'S GET YOU MORE NOW. THIS POINT. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE RATS? THE FDA SAYS STUDIES AND OTHER ANIMALS OR IN HUMANS DID NOT SHOW THE SAME EFFECT. AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE SHOWING RED 3 CAUSES CANCER IN HUMANS. MANUFACTURERS WHO USE RED DYE NUMBER 3 IN FOOD AND INGESTED DRUGS HAVE UNTIL JANUARY 15TH, 20