Black and white photos turning red

I've scanned some black and white negatives and have the jpegs in my iPhoto libray. After I've edited my photos and view them, they turn red. In the thumbnail they are OK, but when I view them in a full size picture they are red. How can I get them to display in the normal B&W?

Make sure they have an RGB colour profile. iPhoto supports RGB - it's what camera's shoot in.
Regards
TD

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