The packaging on some snacks in Japan is turning a somber black-and-white, as the war in Iran disrupts the supply of an ingredient in colored ink. Calbee, which makes potato chips and cereal, says what’s inside remains the same. Calbee snacks are popular in Japan’s omnipresent convenience stores and shipped to the U.S., China and Australia.
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