http://www.vrg.org/blog/2012/04/10/starbucks-%e2%80%9creviewing-alternatives%e2%80%9d-to-cochineal/ The Vegetarian Resource Group Blog Wed, 01 May 2013 17:20:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.vrg.org/blog/2012/04/10/starbucks-%e2%80%9creviewing-alternatives%e2%80%9d-to-cochineal/comment-page-1/#comment-69991 paul penders Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:41:44 +0000 http://www.vrg.org/blog/?p=3052#comment-69991 that is for food but what about cosmetics; blushers and lipsticks, etc? There is no FDA approved natural red color other than carmine. We used carmine for natural red color for 20 years but recently we have changed to synthetic red but a certified organic FDA approved red color. We have tried with flowers and other natural red extract but none of them approved by the FDA. Thanks for the nice article. that is for food but what about cosmetics; blushers and lipsticks, etc? There is no FDA approved natural red color other than carmine. We used carmine for natural red color for 20 years but recently we have changed to synthetic red but a certified organic FDA approved red color. We have tried with flowers and other natural red extract but none of them approved by the FDA. Thanks for the nice article.

]]> http://www.vrg.org/blog/2012/04/10/starbucks-%e2%80%9creviewing-alternatives%e2%80%9d-to-cochineal/comment-page-1/#comment-68571 The Vegetarian Resource Group Blog Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:48:40 +0000 http://www.vrg.org/blog/?p=3052#comment-68571 [...] color has grown rapidly in recent months. As observed in April 2012 in the case of Starbucks, (http://www.vrg.org/blog/2012/04/10/starbucks-%E2%80%9Creviewing-alternatives%E2%80%9D-to-cochineal/), people are becoming more vocal. Vegetarians and vegans join people with carmine allergies, people [...] [...] color has grown rapidly in recent months. As observed in April 2012 in the case of Starbucks, (http://www.vrg.org/blog/2012/04/10/starbucks-%E2%80%9Creviewing-alternatives%E2%80%9D-to-cochineal/), people are becoming more vocal. Vegetarians and vegans join people with carmine allergies, people [...]

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