• Pennomi@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Beet juice is a bright dye, but it’s also a food. Some dyes are entirely harmless. I believe the rule they’re talking about affects artificial dyes, not bright dyes, and the headline is mistaken.

      For example, some red dyes are sourced from petroleum instead of edible substances.

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        some red dyes are sourced from petroleum

        so are skin creams and lipstick btw and i’m pretty sure these are non-toxic

        if you wanna know more, look up “paraffine wax”. it’s literally what skin creams are mostly made of.

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        Harmless by themselves, perhaps, but if they make some ultraprocessed foods more appealing are they entirely harmless? I think it’s fine to make beet juice in the kitchen for our own uses.