A close up showing the original coloured pack of crisps and its new black and white counterpart.

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   Elizabeth Tasker (elizabethtasker@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 24-Aug-2026 01:21:17 JST Elizabeth Tasker

   Weird consequence of the continued Middle East conflict is black & white crisp packets in Japan. Due to a shortage of the petroleum-derived naphtha which is used for coloured inks, big snack company Calbee switched to colourless packs. They were initially hard to spot, but are now overtaking stores.