And finally, a whole bunch of links on food dyes

[conuly]

First, just to review, where does food dye come from? Mostly, icky stuff. Either don't eat it or don't think about it, is my advice.

But you know what? Apparently, artificial food dyes aren't used in England or in Europe. Even when it's made by the same company. They sell the product in the US, and then they sell a slightly different, artificial-free product overseas!

Also, here's some more on food dyes.

And a little more. I'm done!

Comments

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The fall in artificial red and corresponding return to cochineal for colouring is, indeed, problematic for vegetarians. A lot of companies use beetroot though, which I suspect is for that very reason. (I would think that cochineal and beetroot produce pretty similar results.)