Blue dye #1 is a food coloring that used to be made from coal tar, but apparently we don’t have to worry about coal in our candy any more. According to the FDA, blue dye #1 is now usually made from “raw materials obtained from petroleum.” What an improvement – you get a dose of petroleum derivative with your sugar fix.
If your kids are into eating blue stuff, might as well let them munch on a pair of organic blue jeans. At least the cotton is all natural. As for the blue dye – well, let’s go over the fold to see what’s up with that.
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