Consumer Reports urges Peeps to remove ‘cancer-causing’ dye from marshmallow candies.
on the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s findings on children’s behavioral health, claiming at the time “its conclusion that an association may exist are based on insufficient scientific evidence.”to Just Born urging it to end the manufacturing of Peeps with Red Dye No. 3 earlier this year but that the company “has not announced any plans to change its manufacturing process.
“Parents should know that the purple and pink colored Peeps they may be putting in their kids’ Easter basket are made with an ingredient that is a known carcinogen,” Hansen said. “Just Born Quality Confections should stop making its iconic marshmallow treats with this dangerous food chemical since other less risky alternatives are readily available.”
According to Consumer Reports, the Just Born products that contain Red Dye No. 3 include Peeps Pink Marshmallow Chicks and Bunnies, Peeps Lavender Marshmallow Chicks and Bunnies, Hot Tamales, Peeps Hot Tamales Marshmallow Chicks, Party Cake Peeps, Peeps Fruit Punch Marshmallow Chicks and Peeps Wildberry Marshmallow Bunnies.
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