Ewww. Is this what colors other pink food like strawberry ice cream, and jams and jellies? 
Should we worry about strawberry milkshakes everywhere?  

 As someone who has spent a good part of her adult life reading food labels, color me (no pun intended) not surprised. 

The simple answer to your question is: maybe.  Read the label and if you see the non-descriptive words “coloring” or “flavoring,” that’s a good sign you may be eating chemicals… or bugs.  Another good tip is to stay away with foods with ingredients whose names you can’t pronounce.

All the more reason to eat food that’s actually made of food.

it’s fine. it’s almost perfectly safe (there are some rare cases of allergies) and has been used for CENTURIES.  It is much safer than other commercial non-bug dyes at any rate. It’s a low-impact, sustainable resource that keeps many people employed. And it’s just bugs. No different than eating lobster or shrimp, or hell, anything packaged really. You do realize anything packaged has bugs and other debris in it, right?

ah… is this new to anyone?

Yummy, Actually a spider a day is very good for sore muscles.  

Bugs frighten me less than chemicals.

Jams and Jellies are made out of the actual fruit that is what colors it, as far as milk shakes probably, go for the chocolate next time.. 

I learned this as a 6 year old eating strawberry ice cream… I haven’t had strawberry Ice cream since! 

A strawberry frapp isnt vegan anyway lol

Why is this shocking? It’s totally fine (it wasn’t hurting you BEFORE you knew, right?). Peruvian highland women collect cochineal insects, grind them up, and use them to dye their fabrics beautiful red colors (I’ve seen it first hand). It’s no biggie. People hear “bugs” and they think cockroaches. How about Pink Slime? Let’s hear you freak out over THAT. Get out of your anti-septic bubble world.

You know, I was actually thinking something along the same lines. Better ground up insects than more gross chemical-y stuff, right? (But don’t tell anyone I said that… oh, wait.)

I guess that’s true. Lobster and shrimp are the roaches of the sea after all and people lap those up. Not me though. I’m allergic.

Oh ewwl. I have not had a chicken sandwich (unless it’s a whole chicken breast or Chik-Fil-A) or chicken nuggets in at least a year and a half after hearing about the Pink Slime. So disgusting. Oh I don’t eat burgers either. No cow anus for me. Though I will have 5 Guys on occassion. It doesn’t look cow anusy so I take the risk.

Bugs ARE food.  Not just plants.

Honey, if that’s all you have to “worry” about, you go right ahead.  You must have a good life.

Too bad, more for the rest of us.

Get help, now.