Peeps candy linked to cancer-causing dye, prompts removal push.

Consumer Reports is urging Peeps candy maker, Just Born Quality Confections, to remove Red Dye 3 from its products due to concerns over cancer and other health impacts. Red Dye 3 is used in thousands of food products in the US, including Peeps candies. The FDA is currently reviewing a petition to remove the additive from the list of approved color additives in food, dietary supplements, and oral medicines. While there is yet to be sufficient research linking the color additive to cancer in humans, previous studies have found that high doses of Red Dye 3 can cause cancer in animals.