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- New sweet potato dye spares bugs and pleases vegans Tue, 12 Mar 19, 2:30amCochineal beetles are rejoicing this month as the Hansen sweet potato proves a viable alternative for producing the carmine color crushed beetles have long added to foods and cosmetics.[...]
- Starbucks Swaps Crushed Parasitic Beetle Food Coloring for Tomat-O-Red Dye in Strawberry Drinks Wed, 27 Jun 12, 7:57amWe were recently shocked to learn that Starbucks’ strawberry drinks are colored with ‘carmine’ – a dye made from crushed parasitic beetles...
- Lipstick Contains the Same Red Bugs That Are in Starbucks Drinks Tue, 3 Apr 12, 5:00amThink that crushed red bugs are only used to color Starbucks drinks? Guess again. Cochineal extract is also used widely in cosmetics, namely your lipstick. Aside from the cringe- factor, the dye is known to cause severe allergic...
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