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Stop the use of Cochineal/Carmine in our products!

Stop the use of Cochineal/Carmine in our products!

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Started by Anonymous 17 years, 5 months ago
Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) is an insect in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which the crimson-colored dye, carmine, is derived. The insect is Beetles and it is used to dye our products such as: alcoholic drinks, jams, candy, fruit juice, sauces, makeup, cheese, yogurt and much much more! The purpose of this petition is mainly to force companies to stop using this dye demand action from our government.

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Ailsa Davie
11 years ago Featured

It is not only incredibly hard for vegetarians and vegans to avoid, but also cause severe anaphylactic shock.

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Sarah Cooper
17 years ago Featured

i have a huge bug phobia and just thinking about eating crushed beetles in my yogurt makes me sick to my stomach. please just use natural plant dyes instead.