An advocacy group is calling on the Peeps manufacturer to stop using a controversial dye.
is pushing for producers and food companies to avoid any risks when it comes to the health of consumers. The advocacy group called out Peeps manufacturer Just Born Quality Confections this week, encouraging it to move away from using Red Dye 3.
"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," Michael Hansen, senior staff scientist for, said in a statement."Just Born Quality Confections should stop making its iconic marshmallow treats with this dangerous food chemical since other less risky alternatives are readily available.
The group said that it already called on the manufacturer to stop using the dye earlier this year, but it hasn't responded or announced any plans to change its manufacturing process. Now,
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