Finally! A New York Times story I can share. Do you receive the daily news summary? I found the easy "subscribe" button HERE. I encourage you to get the news highlights from the one of the top most respected news organization in the U.S. and one of the top newspapers in the world. We are lucky to have such news organizations.
So here's our story.
Here's two halves of a bowl of Fruit Loops, except they are really named Froot Loops - which goes with the story below in a cynical sort of way. Here's the story that goes with it.
"In our news meeting yesterday, the Times’s business editor alluded to a treacly smell emanating from her corner of the office. Why? Julie Creswell, who reports on the food industry, was writing a story on food dyes, and the business staff had opened boxes of Froot Loops from Canada and the United States.
The bowl on the left contains the cereal Canadians eat. Its colors come from the juices of blueberries, watermelon and other fruits. The one on the right, for Americans, is colored with synthetic dyes that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to ban.
“Everybody was shocked at the difference in colors,” Julie said. The natural dyes are muted. “They’re slight variations of beige, and blues are completely gone.”
The duller hues fooled our staff, including one who said: “Your mind thinks it won’t be as strong — it might be a little stale.” But business reporters tasted the samples and agreed the flavors were indistinguishable.
Read Julie’s story about how hard it is for food companies to switch dyes. — Adam B. Kushner"
I think that last invitation to read Julie's story leads to an invitation to subscribe to the full news.
