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GoldenRod
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FDA: Food makers to acknowledge bug-based additives
http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-libugs0712333417jan07,0,2963970.story
BY DELTHIA RICKS | [email protected]
7:33 PM EST, January 6, 2009
After a decade of pressure from a consumer advocacy group, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will require the food industry to disclose a little known fact: The food dye that goes by the name of carmine - and several other aliases - is made from the crushed bodies of the cochineal insect.
Starting in two years, food manufacturers will have to disclose cochineal-based food additives on their labels. The FDA created the new rule because people who've consumed products that range from yogurt to fruit drinks to candy have developed severe allergic reactions, some of which have been potentially fatal.
The insect in the spotlight is a female, flat, wingless beetle-like creature native to Mexico and South America. It produces a striking red color when crushed and is also favored by the cosmetics industry, which uses cochineal coloring in lipstick and other products. In addition to red, cochineal coloring is also used for related shades on the color wheel: pink, orange and purple.
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kahlua716
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Re: FDA: Food makers to acknowledge bug-based additives
Yuck...
I knew about that but never saw a picture.
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| Posted 1/8/09 9:04 AM |
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princess99
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Re: FDA: Food makers to acknowledge bug-based additives
This makes me sick! I am so upset about this. I was in the store going to buy yogurt and had a thought of that yucky bug in my head and felt nausated and walked away and did not buy it.
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| Posted 1/8/09 10:05 AM |
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Sassyz75
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Re: FDA: Food makers to acknowledge bug-based additives
I knew about this,, which is why I only eat vanilla yogurt!
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| Posted 1/9/09 3:29 PM |
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my3boys
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Re: FDA: Food makers to acknowledge bug-based additives
My 11yr old son just came home yesterday and told me. I didn't think it was true Does anyone know of a link or somthing to find out which foods or drinks have this?
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| Posted 1/9/09 4:06 PM |
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yankinmanc
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Re: FDA: Food makers to acknowledge bug-based additives
Just think, most places around the world eat bugs. We eat Lobsters, they are just bigger sea dwelling bugs! It doesn't bother me at all, I would rather eat something thats natural (although culturally not acceptable for us) than eat a ton of chemical food colouring.
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| Posted 1/9/09 4:36 PM |
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MissJones
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Re: FDA: Food makers to acknowledge bug-based additives
As a vegetarian, it's frustrating how deceptive A LOT of food ingredients are and this is just an example. I have known about this, and have tried to avoid it. But seriously...bugs???
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| Posted 1/9/09 6:54 PM |
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princess99
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Re: FDA: Food makers to acknowledge bug-based additives
I have become quite the label reader the past week. I always read labels, but never for this. YUCK!
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| Posted 1/9/09 10:03 PM |
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Palebride
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Re: FDA: Food makers to acknowledge bug-based additives
I saw on tv once that that was how they got the color for Twizzlers so red. mmmmmm!
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| Posted 1/11/09 8:53 PM |
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