On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 18:22:00 -0800, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

> sf wrote:
>
> >> Simple fact for a simpleton: ANNATTO IS NOT SYNTHETIC. You made a
> >> decision based on ignorance in those long-bygone days, and now you're
> >> attempting to defend that decision with more ignorance. It's all well and
> >> good to care for your children, but you have to educate yourself so that
> >> you can make GOOD decisions about their care.
> >
> > Oh? So, you're now trying to tell me that synthetic dyes were *not*
> > used back in the '70s? How lame is that? Do you think they use
> > annatto now just out of the goodness of their wholesome hearts? Yeah,
> > right and that's why McDonald's stopped using beef fat too.
>
> Annatto has been used as the dye in cheddar for at least a hundred years.
> You never even checked, did you?
>
The fact remains that natural cheese is not annatto colored.

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