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According to today's Wall Street Journal, some "artificial colors" in
food aren't so artificial. The vivid orange and red colorings made from crushed, dried beetles, such as "carmine
" and "cochineal", do not have to be revealed on ingredient labels under current FDA regulations.
Colorings from crushed beetles are used in foods such as Good & Plenty candy, Tropicana Orange Strawberry Juice and
Dannon Fruit on the Bottom Boysenberry yogurt.
After facing pressure from consumer groups, the Food and Drug Administration is soon expected to publish a new food labeling proposal for public review. New guidelines would require companies to disclose insect-derived colorings. Vegetarian and kosher groups were among the leaders of the movement to change labeling guidelines. Some companies currently list colors like "carmine" along with their ingredients, though many consumers do not know precisely what it is. Opponents of the labeling change argue that when other animal products are listed, their source is not revealed, saying "'Butter' doesn't say 'from cow.'"
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1-27-2006 @6:24PM Mike said... I'd say that no listing at all is not good. If Vegans want to be sure they're not eating animal bits I guess its needed. But having to say "Carmine from bugs" is too much. If you don't know what Carmine is, AND you don't care enough to look it up, then you deserve to eat a bug.
http://webexhibits.org/pigments/indiv/overview/carmine.html
Of course the Vegans are really out of luck on the bug part. A certain number of bug parts in food is considered acceptable, so they're really only going to learn about the intentional, specific bugs, not the random unintentional ones.
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1-28-2006 @8:55AM Devin Lussier said... Personally, I find insects to be a delicious source of protein - and they also add a satisfying crunch to almost any meal. Or at least that's what I tell myself when I eat from hot dog stands...
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