Consumer Reports, an advocacy and research nonprofit, is calling on the maker of Peeps candies to stop using Red Dye 3 in its products.

According to a Monday news release, Consumer Reports sent a letter to Just Born Quality Confections earlier this year – urging the candy manufacturer to remove Red Dye 3 from its products like Peeps. The company has not responded, Consumer Reports said, prompting the nonprofit to start a petition.

The announcement arrives amid a larger push among a handful of consumer advocacy groups to ban the use of Red Dye 3, also known as FD&C Red No. 3 or erythrosine, in food products nationwide.

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