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Cochineals: The tiny insect that changed the world with its red dye
Cochineal’s significance as a red dye has guided human history in the Americas and beyond. So first, what is cochineal? Cochineal is the name of the insect and the red dye that is made from it.
Scientific American6d
Scientist’s Study Led FDA to Ban Red No. 3 Food Dye. Yet He Says It Is Safe
Joseph Borzelleca published a study on the food coloring Red No. 3. The FDA cited his work when banning the additive in ...
Fast Company24d
Bold red lipstick gets its color from crushed bugs. This biotech startup made a version that’s insect-free
It takes tens of thousands of the ground-up insects to make just a pound of the vivid red dye. Now, a biotech startup called Debut has developed a new alternative: an exact replica of carmine that ...
CNET on MSN14d
Red Dye No. 3 Is Banned in the US but These 9 Foods Still Contain It
The food coloring has been linked to thyroid cancer in rats and is already banned in parts of Europe, Asia and certain US ...
The Independent1mon
Red dye 3 has been banned in America, what comes next?
Some manufacturers have already reformulated products to remove Red 3. In its place they use beet juice; carmine, a dye made from insects; or pigments from foods such as purple sweet potato ...
Dallas Morning News1mon
What to know about artificial food dyes after red dye No. 3 ban
Some manufacturers have already reformulated products to remove Red 3. In its place they use beet juice; carmine, a dye made from insects; or pigments from foods such as purple sweet potato ...
WISH-TV1mon
Red dye No. 3 has been banned, but what about other artificial food dyes?
Some manufacturers have already reformulated products to remove Red 3. In its place they use beet juice; carmine, a dye made from insects; or pigments from foods such as purple sweet potato ...