given a high dosage of the dye, and concluded that since there could also no longer be a presumption of safety, that use of the dye should be discontinued. The FDA banned FD&C Red No. 2 in 1976. FD&C Red No. 40 (Allura Red AC) replaced the banned Red No. 2. See also Amaranth (color) Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Red dyes Allura Red AC (FD&C Red 40) Carmoisine References Azo dyes Food colorings Organic sodium salts Naphthalenesulfonates Suspected carcinogens Suspected fetotoxicants Acid dyes