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12/18/2017 / By Rita Winters

A new health risk from imported candy: Lead poisoning

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued more alerts for lead, a toxic heavy metal found in candy, than for the other three sources of food-borne contamination – Salmonella, Escherichia coli, and Clostridium botulinum – combined. This followed a 2006 state law that mandated food testing, after an analysis of outcomes by researchers […]

10/27/2017 / By Kristine Payne

Yummy for your tummy? Know what’s really in your favorite gummy bear

Gummy bears have been a beloved candy shop staple for decades, and our love for them shows no signs of waning. There’s just something to be said about these brightly-colored, sweet-tasting treats shaped like bears that make them so irresistible. Enterprising manufacturers know this, and that’s why there are well over a dozen gummy bear brands out […]

01/24/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Cows taste the rainbow: Unused candies, like Skittles, get mixed in with other products to be used for cattle feed

A recent spillage of the ever-popular candy, Skittles, has revealed more than just a rainbow. The accidental spill exposed yet another disgusting practice within the food industry: those skittles were not headed for a convenience store, they were headed for a farm. The brightly colored candies were apparently going to be fed to cattle. The […]

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