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Chat => General => Topic started by: roxy on February 17, 2005, 05:53:30 pm

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Post by: roxy on February 17, 2005, 05:53:30 pm

God I feel cheap! (Scary how little there's left on the mileage by now...)

Is it true they use pulverized insects on the red Smartie colouring agent, or am I simply being duped here?

(Too bad there is no right or wrong answer to that question...)

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Post by: salsa on February 17, 2005, 06:06:23 pm

cocheniel or however its spelt is crushed up insects. I wouldnt worry, its in most things ;)

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Post by: goldencup on February 17, 2005, 08:23:35 pm

I noticed it in a rhubarb yogurt the other day

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Post by: loulou on February 17, 2005, 09:10:27 pm

Isn't there crushed beetles in lipstick?

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Post by: Christine on February 17, 2005, 11:50:44 pm

most lipstick contains fish scales

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Post by: loulou on February 18, 2005, 01:18:22 am

yummy.

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Post by: salsa on February 18, 2005, 01:45:20 am

oil of ulay used to have whale blubber in it.

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 18, 2005, 09:13:54 am

 I didn't know any of that!

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Post by: smurfboy on February 18, 2005, 09:44:33 am

A lot of companies use cochineal substitute now, but apparently it's the real thing in Smarties  And I know McDonalds used to use it in their strawberry milkshakes - not sure if they still do.

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 18, 2005, 11:24:48 am

 I've had McD's Strawberry milkshake!

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 18, 2005, 12:46:10 pm

I bought a McFlurry once and asked first of all if it was vegetarian. The supervisor went away to check the folder with the ingredients and said it was, so I bought it. Within half an hour I came out in a rash - turned out there was cochineal in it, which I am sensitive to.

I wrote and complained and they sent me vouchers for McDonald's food. But I doubt they'll remove cochineal from the recipe.

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 18, 2005, 12:48:07 pm

By the way it's also listed in food as E120

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 18, 2005, 01:49:50 pm

Was it a Smarties McFlurry?

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Post by: salsa on February 18, 2005, 04:59:47 pm

I dont worry so much about this. Thing is imagine all the crap in sausages and burgers, its all lips, eyebrows and arseholes, so who cares?

If it tastes nice, eat it, if it doesn't, dont.

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Post by: on February 18, 2005, 07:13:49 pm

Smarties mcFlurry is one of only two things that I'll consume from SchmcDonalds.  Choc Chick, it's soft ice cream with crushed Smarties sprinkled on top.

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Post by: on February 18, 2005, 10:22:08 pm

Preparation H cream used to have shark's fin in it. Can you imagine the first person with piles thinking " If I could just find me a shark's fin I could try rubbing it on my crack to see if it reduces the swelling."

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Post by: on February 18, 2005, 10:23:02 pm

Maybe he/she was swimming the sea and a shark swam by too close!

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Post by: salsa on February 19, 2005, 12:17:16 am

munchies mcflurry at the moment.

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Post by: loulou on February 19, 2005, 12:49:41 am

I won't eat ice cream from McDonalds.

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Post by: salsa on February 19, 2005, 01:00:38 am

any ice cream rocks.

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Post by: loulou on February 19, 2005, 01:11:25 am

McDonalds is not hygienic.

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Post by: salsa on February 19, 2005, 10:19:31 am

What food is hygenic though?

If you think about it seriously most pre packaged food is unhealthy, but so are things which are prepared iin your own house.

 

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 21, 2005, 10:33:08 am

Quote from:  Choc Chick, it's soft ice cream with crushed Smarties sprinkled on top.[/QUOTE

I know what it is bounty