Red No. 2

American  

noun

1. an artificial red dye used in foods, drugs, and cosmetics: banned by the FDA in 1976 as a possible carcinogen.

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Example Sentences

Last week, Kennedy said he had reached an “understanding” with companies in the food industry to phase out these petroleum-based dyes and others like Blue No. 1, Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B used in everything from ice cream and candy to packaged soup.

From Salon

Food and Drug Administration to revoke authorization of citrus red No. 2 and orange B.

From Los Angeles Times

The largest flatfish I’ve ever caught was in New York Harbor, just north of the red No. 2 buoy that marks the channel where the tourist boats go to drop off passengers at the Statue of Liberty, a summer flounder the size of a doormat, with bulging eyes.

From New York Times

One pastel, “Nets and Red No. 2,” is covered with a thin sheath of synthetic netting — which would become a recurring visual element in some of her most prized works made in New York after she emigrated in 1957.

From Washington Post

Eaton wore his new jersey with the curly W and a red No. 2 on it.

From Washington Times