Consumer Reports Most Peeps contain cancercausing dye

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Amid peak Peep season, Consumer Reports is warning everyone that the popular Easter candy contains a cancer-causing chemical. The consumer advocacy organization said a number of Peeps candies, including the iconic pink marshmallow chicks and bunnies, are made with Red Dye No. 3. Red Dye No. 3 is typically used as a color additive in food, despite being banned from use in cosmetics by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Consumer Reports is pushing the FDA to ban the use of the cancer-causing dye in food. It’s also urging Just Born Quality Confections, the…