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"Starbucks is to stop using colouring made from crushed beetles as it bows to pressure from vegetarian customers. The coffee giant has been using the colouring derived from cochineal insects in its strawberry frappuccinos and smoothies as deserts including the raspberry swirl cake. "

Starbucks bows to vegan pressure and stops using crushed insects for dye in drinks Starbucks bows to vegan pressure and stops using crushed insects for dye in drinks

However following an online campaign asking for the ingredient to be removed, it will be replaced with lycopene, a tomato extract.

More than 6,500 people signed a petition on Change.org, calling for the colouring to be removed, which campaigners claim is not vegan-friendly, safe for those following a kosher diet and undesirable for those 'who don't want crushed bugs in their designer drink'.



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Written by VegeMe at 11:15

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