Goodbye Red Dye 3
Goodbye Red Dye 3  
Podcast: Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode
Published On: Tue Feb 11 2025
Description: Ken Cook is having another episode, and this one is all about two R’s: Red Dye 3 and RFK Jr. Ken is joined by his fellow public interest leader Dr. Peter Lurie, the  president and executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, or CSPI. He has a storied career in public health, including a stint as the Food and Drug Administration’s associate commissioner for public health strategy and analysis during the Obama administration.Thanks to a petition CSPI filed with the FDA in 2022 FDA petition, Red Dye 3 is now banned from use in food products in the U.S.In today’s episode, Ken and Dr. Lurie celebrate that victory and discuss how CSPI, EWG, and other public interest groups are rising to meet this challenging political moment for public health.For a deeper dive into today’s discussion: www.cspinet.org EWG Food Scores: Red Dye 3What is GRAS? Thank you to our live-stream guests Day One: Dr. Rob Davidson, Executive Director of The Committee to Protect Health Care Dr. Georges Benjamin, Executive Director of American Public Health Association  Day Two: Tom Philpott, Senior Research Analyst at Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future Executive Director Northe Saunders and Advocacy Director Jen Herricks at SAFE Communities Coalition Action Fund Max Goldberg, founder of the newsletter Organic Insider Darya Minovi, Senior Analyst at The Center for Science and Democracy at The Union of Concerned Scientists Author and entrepreneur, Robyn O’BrienKen Cook Is Having Another Episode every other week. @kencookspodcast www.ewg.org @environmentalworkinggroup