# bugs in candy and other places

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-in-candy-and-other-places/760>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [March 3, 2000, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-in-candy-and-other-places/760 "2000-03-03T10:45:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![King\_Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bb73d2/32.png) [@King\_Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Homer)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-in-candy-and-other-places/760/1 "2000-03-03T10:45:00Z")

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Carmine is also commonly added to pink grapefruit juice. Ocean Spray labels carmine as an ingredient (or at least used to) and other brands do as well. Also, carmine is found in most lipsticks, which goes to show that things haven’t changed all that much since the days of ancient Egypt.  
And of course, there was Carmine on Laverne and Shirley. What’s up with that?

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**Author:** ![King\_Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bb73d2/32.png) [@King\_Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Homer)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-in-candy-and-other-places/760/2 "2000-03-03T10:50:00Z")

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Oh yeah, here is that URL: [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3\_118.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_118.html)

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**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-in-candy-and-other-places/760/3 "2000-03-03T17:12:00Z")

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Personally, I have no more problem with bug products than I have with the products of any other living thing. Maybe less, since few bugs are endangered and they almost can’t be abused.

Also, I’d like to congratulate King Homer on making his first post a topic starter and his second the correct addition of the much-appreciated link. Clearly he checked things out before starting to post. Good job!

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“If you prick me, do I not–leak?” —Lt. Commander Data

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**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-in-candy-and-other-places/760/4 "2000-03-03T19:52:00Z")

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And he posted in the correct forum. Kudos!

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**Author:** ![Jo3sh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a587f6/32.png) [@Jo3sh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jo3sh)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2000, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-in-candy-and-other-places/760/5 "2000-03-04T02:40:00Z")

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> Originally posted by King Homer:  
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> And of course, there was Carmine on Laverne and Shirley. What’s up with that?\*\*

## Oh, yeah, she bugged me, too.

A committee is a lifeform with six or more legs and no brain.