Peeps-Flavored Oreos Are Here, and They're Turning People's Poo Pink

A different kind of easter egg

Oreos loves itself some limited editions. From red velvet to candy corn to thin mint, half the fun is in buying a pack just to find out what they taste like.

But in the case of its Peeps-flavored variety, which came out a few weeks ago, users have discovered yet another surprise: It turns your poo pink.

OK, that’s not the whole story. It turns your saliva pink first:

But back to poo. Not everyone is seeing the bizarre side effect, which stems from the food coloring, FD&C Red Number 3, used in the painfully sweet cookies. It’s more likely to happen when you eat a lot all at once—a whole sleeve, suggests HuffPo, or even a pack:

The saliva and tongue transformation is less demanding.

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Angela Natividad

Angela Natividad is a frequent contributor to Adweek's creativity blog, AdFreak. She is also the author of Generation Creation and co-founder of Hurrah, an esports agency. She lives in Paris and when she isn't writing, she can be found picking food off your plate.

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