The intense red color of classic lipstick traditionally comes from an unlikely source: crushed bugs that live on cactus plants in South America. It takes tens of thousands of the ground-up insects to ...

Find out why some packages look bright red while others appear brownish (and if one color is safer or healthier than the other). When you head to your local butcher or the meat department at the ...

Red No. 3, an additive that is often used in food and drinks to create a bright red color, has been officially banned by the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA is amending its color additive ...

The Food and Drug Administration has officially banned Red No. 3, an additive used for giving food and drinks a bright, cherry-red color. The FDA announced on Wednesday that it has amended its color ...