Five (5) Banned Candies in the world
27th of February 2022
1. Exploding Gum Candy
Companies are trying hard to invent something new every season with a new glimmer of hope to increase its sales. One such incident was when a Ukrainian chemistry student in 2009. After he super charged his bubble gum, it had devastating effect.
He liked the sour taste of his favourite brand, so he often dipped it into Citric acid before chewing. But one day he used the wrong powder and instead dipped it in explosives. All it took was one chew, and his gums exploded in his mouth.
Most of the lower part of his face shattered, and he died shortly after. This crazy recipe makes no sense and won't hit any candy store at any time close.
2. Roadkill Gummy Candy
There are different types of gummy candy available in stores. In 2004, Kraft thought they had to come up with the idea that will stand out among all the gummy candies. Each one was made in the shape of Chickens, Squirrels, and Snakes with the marks of tire tracks on them.
They ended the production of the treats by the following year due to a series of campaigns carried out by animal activists who claimed that they were promoting the idea of infecting animals. They also added that the product sent a message to children that it was okay to harm animals. Kraft was forced to rethink and undo her strategy.
3. Cigarette candy
As the name suggests, was like a pack Cigarettes were made from sugar gum or chocolate that was wrapped in paper in a pack. It was first sold in the late 19th century.
Some of its varieties even included powdered sugar that could be blown through the candy stick to stimulate smoke. They began to be seen to desensitize children to the idea of smoking; However, for a while, cigarette manufacturers even helped produce the candy and allowed using their branding on the packaging.
Medical organizations were becoming more aware of the dangers of smoking at the time. Hence, these collaborations become less common, and the products have been banned in almost every country around the world except the United States and Canada.
Studies have shown that the percentage of smokers who smoked candy cigarettes when they were younger was higher than the people who didn’t smoke. So, the link between the two has proved o be significant. What seems like an innocent children’s is probably responsible for the most of any kid ever.
4. Free candy
Who doesn't like things that are free of cost? We all run into stores when we hear about big sale or discounts in the market. Who are we kidding? Free Candy is one of those candies which are free. But in Madrid- Spain, the tradition of giving sweets for free has been banned.
On January 5th every year, towns across the country holds a Christmas parade is called the Kalighat de Deus, which sees the three wise men greeting children before handing out gifts. These men are taking through the street to church in a carriage. And part of the tradition involves throwing candy from the cart into the crowd. However, this has led to several injuries as children scramble to collect what they can.
An unfortunate event happened in 2013, a six-year-old Melago was killed when he went into the street to collect some candy and was hit by the carriage.
Rules are now in place to prevent such tragedies from ever happening again, and children in the region will have to resort to getting their candies like the rest of us- by annoying their parents until they come around.
5. Hippy Sippy
The sixties were the most experimental times of all. Probably, that’s the only explanation for how a product like Hippy Sippy ever made it to the market eventually. It consisted of multi-coloured chocolate balls contained within a vial, and to get them, you had to suck through the needle.
The similarities to drug abuse were not accidental but were in fact the whole point of this candy. They were designed to replicate hippy drug culture with needle and syringe being associated with heroin use and coloured balls representing uppers and downers.
To make things even worse, they came up with slogans that says “I’ll try anything” and “we sell happiness”. Needless to say, they were pulled from shelves less than a year after being released, as they were spreading the wrong message to children…” using drugs is fun". This could have potentially been one of the most dangerous products ever to have been developed.
Note: there are many more candies that have been banned due to several reasons. I decided to slimline this list to five candies only.
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Production of candies to stimulate the use of cocaine and cigarettes is unacceptable.