Starbucks cochineal dye news

This type of bug “plaguing” certain variants of coffee and pastries of the international coffee chain, Starbucks, does not need pest control services after all. After a few weeks of online protest that was started by a vegan woman who found out that Starbucks’ Strawberries & Creme Frappuccino contains cochineal extract, the company announced that they are to stop using the dried bugs as food color. Starbucks to Stop Using Crushed Bug Dye Cochineal is a scale insect that had been reared, harvested, dried and utilized for centuries…

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