Centuries before the now-banned red dye No. 3 was synthesized in a lab, humans turned to insects to bring a little scarlet, vermillion or burgundy into their foods, fabrics and ...

Discover how the cochineal insect's red dye influenced civilizations, from the Aztecs to the British redcoats.

But if you are a fiber arts person, you might have worked with the dye made from this insect. And if you have eaten a product that lists carmine as an ingredient, you have tasted it. Cochineal’s ...

Carmine is a widely used pigment derived from gravid cochineal insects. Carminic acid is the source of its color. Only two previous publications describing allergic contact dermatitis from carmine ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Here are four Valentine's Day candy alternatives that are free of chemicals and dyes. The Food and Drug ...

A common food dye used in candies, cereals, condiments, chips, juices, and some dietary supplements and medicines is under scrutiny again some 50 years after its safety was first called into ...