stupid MDs On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 9:06 AM, Sarah Moyer <smoyer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > July is here and so are the new residents! During a lecture/discussion > about fluorescein sodium yesterday, we discussed how fluorescein sodium is a > synthetic dye and NOT a vegetable dye. One of them had already read/heard > it was a vegetable dye. He asked if there were ever ingredients in the dye > that were vegetable based and if that is why this rumor exists. Does > anybody know why some people refer to it as a vegetable dye? > > Thanks! > > Sarah Moyer > University of North Carolina >