Discover how the cochineal insect's red dye influenced civilizations, from the Aztecs to the British redcoats.

T he U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs on Wednesday, more than three decades after the agency prohibited it from being used in ...

Carmine is a widely used pigment derived from gravid cochineal insects. Carminic acid is the source of its color. Only two previous publications describing allergic contact dermatitis from carmine ...

While the process to create Carmine has been simplified and automated, it still remains a staple in the cosmetic industry due to its bright red color that is hard to replicate effectively ...