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alexjm
16 days ago
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US will ban cancer-linked Red Dye No. 3 in cereal ...
Shellac isn't made of bugs - it's made
by
bugs. Specifically, it's the resin secreted by a female lac beetle onto the branch of the trees that they live and feed on.
iancmceachern
16 days ago
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Yes, thank you.
I also learned today that the harvesting process kills the lac beetles.
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