But today, carmine is becoming harder and harder to ... From 1955 to 2010, the consumption of food coloring rose by 500% in the United States. That's mostly thanks to artificial colors like ...

At least when it comes to food coloring labeled as natural ... Many red food colorings are a specific pigment called carmine, which is made with cochineal, an insect product.

The U.S. government is pushing food companies to switch their bright synthetic dyes to natural colors — but the maker of Dum ...