[decimon]

Scarab sauce ping.

[pfflier]

Been eating it for years, I just didn't know what it was.

I still assume that bug parts in my chili is OK.

[dead]

MMMMMMMMM... red cochineal beetles...

[DannyTN]

"And, really, God knows what crawfish are."

Yes, that would be delicious!

[far sider]

Vegetarians, kosher-conscious Jews and halal-conscious Muslims also stood to benefit from knowing about the deliberate presence of an insect in their food.

I have a feeling this is not really about making Jews happy.

[death2tyrants]

been disguised in the ingredient list as "artificial color"

Since a beetle is a non-synthetic substance, it seems they could have labeled it 'natural color'.

[LRS]

But, what about Crunchy Frog and Spring Surprise?

[BuffaloJack]

Take your choice: Bugs or Chemicals.

[GladesGuru]

“Some people are highly allergic to cochineal extract and its primary chemical ingredient, carminic acid. The coloring has been tied to dozens of cases of anaphylactic shock and near-death, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI”

And, my liability for someone stranger’s genetic deficienc is? ? ?

Same for any other allergy - let the sufferer care for them self, not ban whatever may cause their genetic abnormality to be activated.

[La Lydia]

Carmine made from red cochineal beetles was the dye used to color the red coats of the British Army during our Revolutionary War.