U.S. health agencies announced that the food industry will begin "phasing out" eight artificial food dyes in the coming years ...

“Food dye is just a no-brainer. Nobody wants to eat petroleum. Everybody knows there’s enough science out there that we know it’s terrible for you. It causes health problems but also behavioral ...

The resulting product is the same as the original color, minus the allergen and gross-out factor. There’s strong demand for a ...

Yes, there are in fact strawberries in there, but they're there for flavor and texture, not color. That bright red comes from something else called carmine. Oh, and it's made from squashed bugs.

Carmine is a widely used pigment derived from gravid cochineal insects. Carminic acid is the source of its color. Only two previous publications describing allergic contact dermatitis from carmine ...

As noted by KarmaWeather, carmine red is also a fortifying color for 2025, enhancing luck when incorporated into one's attire ...