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vene
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 Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:18 pm Post subject: 6 popular foods made with bugs |
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http://channels.netscape.com/whatsnew/default.jsp?story=1
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We don't want to alarm you, but may you have eaten beetles with breakfast this morning. At least six popular foods and drinks are made with coloring derived from crushed female cochineal beetles. You may not find that on the ingredient list--yet. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Food and Drug Administration has been persuaded by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer advocate group, to propose a requirement that companies disclose when a food contains dried bug carcasses.
Six foods that contain crushed female cochineal beetles:
Good & Plenty candy
Dannon Fruit on the Bottom Boysenberry yogurt
Tropicana Ruby Red Grapefruit
Yoplait Thick and Creamy Low-Fat Strawberry yogurt
Tropicana Orange Strawberry Banana Juice
SoBe Courage Cherry Citrus Drink
Manmade colorings have to be identified by name on ingredient labels, but that's not so with naturally-occurring colors. So instead of listing "insects" on the label, the companies typically use "color added" or "artificial color." The FDA proposal would require them to use the words "carmine" (it's vivid red) and "cochineal" (it's bright orange). The Journal reports that some companies, notably Dannon, Tropicana and Yoplait, are already listing these on their labels, while others are taking steps to remove the beetle crushings from their products. Still, most people won't have a clue what "carmine" and "cochineal" mean.
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sunset05
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Blach!! I didn't click on the link. Don't want to know anymore. Got more information than I need. Thanks vene 
Ick, yuck and shiver. Something else to look forward to reading on labels.
I can't believe companies would do that. |
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Chessmind
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 Thanks for this info, Vene. I happen to be vegetarian, so this is extra gross and I eat all those on the list! I'm not buying those things anymore. If I'm going to eat a bug, it's only because it happened to fly into my mouth while I was doing outdoor activities.  |
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t_chelle16
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Cochineal beetles are used in lipstick too.
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vene
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I will never look at food and lipstick the same way again.  |
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lucidity03
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Well, I'm happy to report that I actually don't eat any of those foods listed.
I didn't take any chances and follow the link to learn more. I'll stay with being lucky so far! |
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coppersmom
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Someone once told me that a human swallows an average of 7 spiders over a lifetime while sleeping.  |
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lucidity03
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I've heard of that before, too.
By the way, if you think about it... if you eat bread, you're proabably eating tons of bugs. It's not like they de-but the wheat as it's processed into bread. The little buggies get processed, too.
Heck, from what I understand, bugs are healthy! (Still not appealing, though) |
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sunset05
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I may never eat again.  |
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faeriedust1127
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The instructor for my Nutrition class was trying to gross us out and told us the same thing about dried herbs and spices....how they are allowed to contain a certain percentage of dried, ground up bugs...legs, wings, etc. 
Mmmm.....SPICY! |
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