Saying it is due to "globohomo" makes it sound like this is some new thing. Shellac is one of the oldest substances we still use to finish wood products and is just one piece of a whole line of food products that we all eat with products in them that people would find disgusting.
The main reason modern food switched to chemical colors/dyes in food was that color/dye made from natural ingredients was more expensive, not because people found them discussing.
I'd rather eat Carmine Red food dye made from cochineal bugs than food dyes made from petroleum products: