How many of you would like to eat an insect like the beetle below? I am sure most of you said, “No way!” I personally wouldn’t want to eat a beetle or other insect. But did you know that most of us are eating them without even knowing?
http://www.citizens.org/products-using-carmine-a-food-coloring-derived-from-ground-up-insects/
http://fedup.com.au/factsheets/additive-and-natural-chemical-factsheets/120-cochineal
http://www.inchem.org/documents/jecfa/jecmono/v46je03.htm
http://www.peta.org/b/thepetafiles/archive/2012/04/19/starbucks-gets-the-bugs-out-of-strawberry-frapps.aspx
http://allergies.answers.com/symptoms/typical-symptoms-associated-with-carmine-allergies
http://www.befoodsmart.com/ingredients/cochineal-extract.php
http://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Policy/Warning-over-cochineal-extract-in-Japan
http://ns.umich.edu/new/releases/1760