Debunked: Red Dye No. 3 causes cancer? How many red jelly beans could you eat and still not get cancer? Related links: CBS News article | 2012 Jacobson article | 1987 Red 3 rat study | Food dyes in foods study | False Alarm: The Center for Science in the Public Interest, 1971-2006 Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook More Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit