Hey,
So I was buying some sweets for my omnivorous little sister (Why does that sound like an insult?) and I picked up some that said 'Contains only natural colours and flavourings'. Intrigued, I looked at the ingredients on the back. Cochineal.
I'm sorry but what on Earth is natural about boiling up a bug to produce red food dye!?
Do you think that the food industry should have these types of food additive under a different name other than natural? Or maybe rephrase it to, 'Derived from natural sources- Not suitable for vegetarians and vegans' even though that probably wouldn't look as good on the packaging?
-Millie
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