I watched a Canadian news show last night. It stated that cochineal beetles are being killed, dried and ground and then added to food - it adds a red colour to food and this is done apparently, so the food labels can claim, "natural colour" is used, as opposed to "artificial colour."
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Hi thanks for the info, I just checked my Activa yogurt and it has carmine in it :( I don't think I have an allergy to this, but had no idea that's what this addictive is.
Thanks