How to Identify Erythrosine in Watermelon. According to the FSSAI video, you can test for erythrosine by cutting the watermelon in half and dabbing a cotton ball on the pulp.

You may see a product with red dye No. 3 in its list of ingredients, but you might see the same chemical tallied as erythrosine. Similarly, if red dye No. 40 isn't on the list, it might be seen ...

Decades ago, the Food and Drug Administration banned Red No. 3 dye from all cosmetics after studies showed it caused cancer in lab animals.

The U.S. has allowed dyes like erythrosine in food since 1907. Decades later, researchers found rats exposed to lots of erythrosine over a long time developed thyroid cancer.

More than 30 years ago, U.S. regulators banned Red No. 3 from makeup. The U.S. still has not banned the chemical from food, to the dismay of some consumer safety groups.

With everything fake and disguised all around us, it is almost impossible to find out the genuine ones.Even in seasonal fruits like watermelon, adulterants are mixed to increase shelf life ...