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California bans red dye No. 3 and three other chemicals

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  1. rivergator

    rivergator Too Hot Mod Moderator VIP Member

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    How so? Explain?
     
  2. demosthenes

    demosthenes Premium Member

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    Since we’re all wondering:
    California May Ban Red Dye No. 3 — Here Are Foods That Contain the Controversial Dye

    According to the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) Food Scores website, over 3,000 food products contain red dye No. 3. Some common foods that contains the color additive include:

    • Peeps
    • Hostess Ding Dongs
    • Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot
    • Dubble Bubble chewing gum
    • Entenmann’s Little Bites
    • Vigo Saffron Yellow Rice
    • PediaSure Grow & Gain Kids’ Ready-to-Drink strawberry shake
    • Dole Fruit Packs
    • Brach’s Candy Corn
    • Jelly Belly candy
    • Trolli Sour Crunchy Crawlers
    • Archer Farms Hand Decorated Sugar Cookies
    • Betty Crocker Loaded Potato Casserole
    • Blue Bunny Chocolate Donut Ice Cream
    • Brach’s Star Brites
    • Dippin’ Dots Cotton Candy
    • Duncan Hines Deliciously Moist Cake Mix
    • Yoo-hoo Strawberry Drink
    • Necco Wafers
    • Pop Tarts Frosted Confetti Cake Bites.
     
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  3. l_boy

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    Peeps should be banned straight up. Just sayin.
     
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  4. l_boy

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    So which red dye did they ban decades ago?
     
  5. rivergator

    rivergator Too Hot Mod Moderator VIP Member

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    same one. they banned it from cosmetics, not food. You can eat and drink it, you just can't put it on your skin.
     
  6. kygator

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    When they pry it out of my cold, red stained hands.
     
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  7. GatorJMDZ

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    Criminal how many of those are targeted at children.
     
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  8. rivergator

    rivergator Too Hot Mod Moderator VIP Member

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    Just checked - fortunately these use Red 40.

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  9. citygator

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    Most of those foods kill people already. o_O
     
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  10. l_boy

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  12. l_boy

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    Banned in 1976
     
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  14. channingcrowderhungry

    channingcrowderhungry Premium Member

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    Which was the one that we all said shrank your balls in middle school? Yellow #5?
     
  15. WarDamnGator

    WarDamnGator GC Hall of Fame

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    I remember that green M&Ms made you horny. Not sure of the science behind that.
     
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  16. channingcrowderhungry

    channingcrowderhungry Premium Member

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    That was just Tucker Carlson
     
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  17. GatorBen

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    Tucker Carlson made you horny?
     
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  18. channingcrowderhungry

    channingcrowderhungry Premium Member

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    Don't kink shame
     
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  19. RIP

    RIP I like touchdowns Premium Member

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    That's the one. I think it might be true.