Next time you go to eat something red or pink....milkshake, jello, yogurt, juice, or jam take a good look at what is in it.
Red dyes come from the ground Cochineal or Carmine beetle native to South and Central America. This beetle commonly lives in the Opunita cactus and was widely used by the Aztecs.
FD & C red dye or Red #40 is made from petroleum or coal tar, not insects, which doesn't sound much better.
An allergy to this beetle is the reason for so many reactions to red dyes.
Read your labels before buying or giving your children RED!
Remember the movie "Striptease"? The main character tried to sue a yogurt company for a bug in her yogurt... maybe it was the whole beetle and not just a ground up one! Lol!
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