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Japanese snack packages turning black-and-white as Iran war depletes ink supply

NPR News · May 13, 2026, 10:13 AM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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The packaging on some snacks is turning black-and-white, as the war in Iran disrupts the supply of an ingredient used in colored ink. Calbee's chips originally came in a bright-orange bag.

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Fortune Japanese snack giant resorts to black-and-white bags of potato chips as Iran War literally sucks color out of the world ARY News Iran war takes colour out of Japanese snack maker Calbee’s chips packaging BBC Business What do Japanese crisps have to do with the Iran war?

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