Controversy Surrounds Peeps Candy Ingredients.

Consumer Reports is urging Just Born Quality Confections, the maker of Peeps, to stop using Red Dye No. 3, a dye that has been linked to cancer in animals, in its iconic marshmallow treats. The dye is banned from use in cosmetics by the FDA, but is still used as a color additive in food. The Center for Science in the Public Interest has noted that the dye is found in "hundreds" of candies and foodstuffs. The FDA is reviewing Consumer Reports' petition to ban the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food.