Had a bug lately?

It makes me feel good to see the government hasn't forgotten us when it tells us that it will now let us know when it leaves bugs in our food.

According to the New York Times:

"The Food and Drug Administration has finalized a rule that will require food companies to list cochineal extract and carmine on the label when they are used in food and cosmetics. But the new rule contains one glaring omission. It doesn’t require companies to tell you that the ingredients come from a bug."

So all those great drinks, fruit punch's, reddish cola stuff, Sweet drinks, all with nummy bugs for coloring, only though. Nice pinks oranges, purples, yummmm. Oh and for you women of the make-up All those colors? Yes you guessed it, bug extracts. Bug juice to put on your face to go with the cow tendons. Oh, you know the ones, elastin and plastin, the good cow extract. These were hidden in the terms artificial coloring and color added. Thank you NYT. You rock. Maybe in the future government nitwits will chew enough of them to get wise.

To think some of my favorite drinks, yogurts, ice creams, all made with, well, bugs. Thank god they are government approved. For the full impact go to> http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/bugs-in-your-food/