Red Dye 40 Foods. It all starts with crude oil which is processed to become gasoline. Department of Health and Human Services says is "reasonably anticipated" to be a human carcinogen.
The FDA appoves things that humans eat, and does no testing on the effects of food additives upon wildlife. There are two major types of food coloring, ones extracted naturally or ones created synthetically. It is a mistake to assume that hummingbirds are affected by chemicals in the same way as humans; in fact.
Turns out it's the most commonly used dye in the United States.
There are two major types of food coloring, ones extracted naturally or ones created synthetically.
Starbucks will stop using a red food dye made from bugs, its president recently wrote in a blog post. It causes severe stomach irritation and upset bowels. The FDA has standards for what types of food they can be used.