This morning I received an email forward with a lovely little critter inside: Subject: Oh…my…gosh This is revolting, and if I could find a way to bring up the one I drank I would…Oh boy, there is not a thing safe left to eat or drink anymore. GROUND BUGS FOR FOOD COLORING? YUCK!!! http://xfinity.comcast.net/blogs/news/2012/03/27/report-starbucks-frappuccinos-dyed-with-crushed-up-bugs/ Read the article to the bottom, guys. Besides being absolutely stomach churning (in our opinion) it is not okay for the health. According to the article on the Xfinity News Blog, Starbucks has changed the recipe for the Strawberry Frappuccino, and it now includes the tasty little morsel above, called the cochineal bug. The cochineal extract “ is a red dye made of ground up bodies of cochineal insects.” The article goes on to explain that “this change was apparently made in an effort to reduce Starbucks’ use of artificial ingredients.” The story is true. This Dish Is Veg was tipped off by a barista that the Strawberry Frappuccinos were no longer vegan. Now, if that grosses you out, get ready for this: we’ve been eating these crushed up cochineal bug shells for decades! Starbucks isn’t the first company to use cochineal extract to dye food red; it has been
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