“...let the market decide. Put ‘em on the shelves, side-by-side, and let consumers decide.”
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How pre-2020 of you! In this brave world of 2023, everything that’s not forbidden is mandatory. There can not be choices.
Next, they will be slipping a little bit of bug into our snack stuff. And we won’t have a choice there, either.
Chances are if you've ever eaten anything red, you've already eaten cochineal, which is, "bug stuff." Per the wikipedia entry, "Together with ammonium carmine, they can be found in meat, sausages, processed poultry products (meat products cannot be colored in the United States unless they are labeled as such), surimi, marinades, alcoholic drinks, bakery products and toppings, cookies, desserts, icings, pie fillings, jams, preserves, gelatin desserts, juice beverages, varieties of cheddar cheese and other dairy products, sauces, and sweets."