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Food coloring extracted from beetles now must be clarified: opinions?

LovingLife139 @LovingLife139 (1504) • United States 11 Jan 11

Hi everyone! I recently came across this news article which proclaims that starting January 5, carmine (also known as cochineal extract), which is a food coloring extract usually put into red or pinkish foods and obtained from a...

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Do you know what cochineal is?

misspipsi @misspipsi (237) • Bulgaria 8 Aug 09

Do you know what cochineal is?Well...I`m about to tell you.It`s real name is Dactylopius coccus and today while I was reaing my magazine I found out what is this.It`s actually a bug.You can often find parts of it/not exactly/ in...

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