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[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Isn't Red 40 the more concerning dye since it causes behavior issues in kids? Can't we just stick with using ground up beetles for our red colors instead of petroleum products?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Last I looked at it the support for that claim looked shaky. Can't we just use plant-based natural reds? No need to grind bugs when you can grind beets.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago

Okay, Doug Funnie.

[–] surewhynotlem 3 points 1 day ago

The claim is dubious.

Anecdotally, I stopped drinking mio with red 40 and switched to something dye free, and I'm much better regulated.

But anecdotes aren't data. YMMV.

[–] Agent641 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Can't we just have beige food?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago

You can definitely have that. Have mine.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My wife is actually allergic to Red 40. She has to make sure she doesn't ingest much. Not dangerously anaphylacticnorr anything just gets itchy and yucky feeling.

[–] Breezy 1 points 1 day ago

I was allergic to it as a kid, i would get huge rashes on my stomach and back and touching it even slightly would make to welp up. Very uncomfortable.