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• n  Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye

• cochineal
• Dactylopius coccus

News & Articles

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• Berries Over Bugs!
  Dannon Urged to Use Berries, Not Insect-Derived Carmine, to Color its YogurtsWASHINGTON, July 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest wants global yogurt giant Dannon to put berries over bugs.  Dannon uses carmine—a dye extracted from the dried, pulverized bodies of cochineal insects—to give several varieties of fruit-flavored yogurt their pink color ...
  July 24, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! News