no they're made from bugs. Judaism prohibits eating bugs in any form. Although there are some groups that eat kosher grasshoppers but not everyone does this as they don't have the tradition to do so. Plus it's disgusting to begin with.
M&M's don't contain cochineal, or any other bug product, at least in the US. They're kosher, and kosher food can't have bugs or bug bits in them. They only became kosher about 12-13 years ago, and may have had cochineal in them before that.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Cochineal is a red food dye made by crushing the cochineal beetle Dactylopius coccus.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Cochineal is E120 - Red Food Colouring and is made of crushed Cochineal insects.
Polish cochineal was created in 1758.
Cochineal is a red food dye made by crushing the cochineal beetle Dactylopius coccus.
There is no pigment made from cochineal. Real cochineal is a dye (not pigment) that is extracted form a beetle, but it is a potential allergen. Although it is often referred to as cochineal, it is also called carmine.