June 1/St. Louis/St. Louis Post-Dispatch -- The pink in lemonade. The red in bonbons. The strawberry-colored hue in ice cream or yogurt. That color, in many cases, comes from the dried body of little critter called a cochineal bug, and its presence in food is obscured under the terms "artificial colors" or "color added."

However, earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration imposed a rule saying that any food or cosmetic containing cochineal, or a related additive called carmine, be labeled as such.