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

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 used in colored ink

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 used in colored ink.

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Tokyo-based Calbee Inc., which makes potato chips and cereal, said what’s inside remains the same. Calbee’s popular snacks are available in Japan’s omnipresent convenience stores and shipped to the U.S., China and Australia.

“This measure is intended to help maintain a stable supply of products,” it said in a statement this week.