# Scheele’s Green was used to dye food
Original note: *OMG. Scheele’s green was used to dye food?!?!?*
My reaction still stands. We have a long history of doing bad things without realizing it, or prioritizing aesthetics over safety.
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- **Keywords:**
- [[Scheele’s Green]]
- **Related:**
- [[Scheele's Green may have contributed to Napolean's death]]
- **Reference:**
- [[Victorian Ice Cream & The Queen of Ices (Tasting History with Max Miller)]]