The concern about red dye was with relation to the dye used decades ago, which is no longer being used for anything. The red dyes used today seem to be safe, and are also used in human food products.
That being said, there is no evidence that hummers are more attracted to the sight of red dye, so there is no reason to use it, and I do not. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Walt Gilbert <[email protected]> > And, yes, I've been told not to use the nectar with the red dye, so I'll go > to plain simple syrup when this nectar runs out. I just assumed that, being > labeled as "hummingbird nectar" it was OK to use for hummingbird nectar. > > Comments and suggestions welcome as always! > > -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
