tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683377924130527821.post7956813724089716929..comments2022-03-27T20:28:51.613-04:00Comments on I Am Veggie-Mightee!: Bad Reporting: Grist says we should "shut up and drink" bug juiceKaseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02514826925652944960noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683377924130527821.post-62046567402158893792012-12-09T21:28:37.519-05:002012-12-09T21:28:37.519-05:00You're right - that really is the heart of the...You're right - that really is the heart of the issue. It wasn't the bug juice that was the business problem for Starbucks, it was changing that they'd previously asserted to be a cochineal-free product to a cochineal-included one without warning. It's a double-whammy against the consumer's right to know.Kaseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02514826925652944960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683377924130527821.post-62773265088128582582012-12-09T20:34:12.479-05:002012-12-09T20:34:12.479-05:00I'm stalking your old articles. :)
I would...I'm stalking your old articles. :) <br /><br />I would have to add that, besides the issues for people who are vegetarian/vegan/allergic...I think that EVERYONE has the right to know what they're eating! Just that! Let US choose! I know people who would drink bug juice. Not a problem. I wouldn't have an issue with it, myself, as long as I knew it's what I was ingesting. But I find it SO irritating that companies are hiding things like bugs, GMO foods, gluten and animal derived products in such a way that it's incredibly challenging to KNOW what you're eating! And I'm so incensed that I can't stop using exclamation points! Just...arg! Ultimately, if Starbucks had said - no, we're not going to change it - at least vegans and vegetarians and other people who can't or prefer not to drink this product, could make an INFORMED choice not to ingest it. But no one can do that if it's not clear what's in these products. Hence, the uproar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683377924130527821.post-33825630104245771482012-04-02T13:33:09.955-04:002012-04-02T13:33:09.955-04:00Excellent points! I LOVE your last line! I read th...Excellent points! I LOVE your last line! I read the last two words as "complete Bull$#!&"..guess my subconscious switched bunk to BS! ;)<br /><br />What I found amusing in the article is that he makes the point that because Anthony Bourdain eats bugs we should all consider that as proof that bugs are edible! Bourdain would eat his own dog if he knew they tasted good! I doubt many of us would consider our dogs edible no matter how many other people consider dog as food or edible!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08389509836858709775noreply@blogger.com