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Food Dye Used in Doritos
Offers a 'Jaw-Dropping' Perk

Food Dye Used in Doritos Offers a 'Jaw-Dropping' Perk

Tartrazine, aka 'Yellow No. 5,' creates see-through skin on mice to help scientists peer inside their bodies

(Newser) - To many consumers, "Yellow No. 5" is best known as the food dye that adds an orange-yellow tinge to snacks and drinks like Doritos, Gatorade, and M&Ms. To a team from Stanford, however, tartrazine, the chemical found in that dye, recently served as a window into living creatures'...

California Bill Passes to Ban Certain Dyes in School Food

California Legislation on
Food Dyes Is a First

Aug 31, 2024 4:40 PM CDT

California Legislation on Food Dyes Is a First

Measure passes to prohibit certain chemicals in food and drink served in public and charter schools

(Newser) - California has become the first state in the country to pass legislation prohibiting the use of certain chemicals in food and beverages served at public and charter K-12 schools because of concern the color additives impair learning. The bill, which has gone to Gov. Gavin Newsom for his signature, covers...

Peeps Oreos Have
Rather Unfortunate
Side Effects

Peeps Oreos Have Rather Unfortunate Side Effects

In other words, 'bright pink' poop

(Newser) - The latest cream flavor to come out of something called "the Oreo Wonder Vault" has consumers wondering why their poop suddenly looks like it could've come from a unicorn. Two weeks ago, Oreo released a limited edition of its cookie with a vanilla shell and a filling flavored...

Some Kraft Mac and Cheese
to Get Less Artificial

Nov 1, 2013 11:27 AM CDT

Some Kraft Mac and Cheese to Get Less Artificial

Brand cutting artificial dyes from 3 of its kid-friendly pastas

(Newser) - Kraft mac and cheese is about to get a little less artificial—in cases where the "mac" part is made in a kid-friendly shape. The company will remove artificial dyes from its SpongeBob Squarepants, Halloween, and winter shapes varieties; the "original flavor" version will see no such change,...

Activists Demand Kraft Stop Dyeing its Mac & Cheese

Mar 8, 2013 10:33 AM CST

Activists Demand Kraft Stop Dyeing its Mac & Cheese

They say US should get the same version as rest of the world

(Newser) - A pair of food bloggers are taking aim at one of America's most iconic delicacies: Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. Lisa Leake and Vani Hari have as of this writing gathered more than 148,000 signatures on a Change.org petition asking Kraft to stop using food dyes in the...