Fan-favorite Peeps may be getting a facelift. Just Born Quality Confections, the manufacturer of the vibrant marshmallows, announced that Peeps will no longer contain the dye Red No. 3 after Easter 2024. The synthetic color is used to create the eye-catching hues that are a hallmark of the Peeps brand every spring, as well as … Read more
Extreme weather has dealt major blows to the sugar industry worldwide this year, which could cost you more cash to fill up the trick-or-treat bags. “This has been a very tough year for global sugar. If you look at the top ten producing countries this year, six of them have had extreme weather,” Chief Meteorologist at … Read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Saturday prohibiting the sale of food containing four chemicals commonly found in cereals, candy and soft drinks. The four ingredients — brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, and red dye No. 3 — are already banned in the European Union due to research linking them to cancer, … Read more
Young students at a private school in brownstone Brooklyn found a brightly colored capsule filled with a powder believed to be fentanyl while playing at a neighborhood park, The Post has learned. Pupils at the Brooklyn Waldorf School in Bedford-Stuyvesant made the potentially fatal find during a routine class visit to nearby Crispus Attucks Playground … Read more
Researchers may have discovered a sixth taste. In addition to sweet, salty, bitter, sour and umami, scientists have named another category of taste that responds to ammonium chloride, a chemical commonly found in Scandinavian candy. Researchers from USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences found evidence of a sixth taste after investigating the taste buds … Read more
Pucker up! A content creator who “loves to push her limits” was eager to taste the world’s so-called sourest candy — only to be left with a seriously bad taste in her mouth. The anonymous influencer — who boasts 3 million followers on TikTok and another 48,000 on Instagram under the moniker Underrated Hijabi — met … Read more
He’s a real gumshoe. A doctor is setting the record straight once and for all about an “old wives’ tale” that says that if you swallow a piece of gum, it stays stuck in your stomach for seven years. “I’ve no idea where the myth came from — I can only imagine that it was … Read more
This egg may never come out of its shell. A Cadbury Creme Egg has become somewhat of a “family heirloom” for 53-year-old Ainslie Peters. The unopened confection, which the Ireland-based woman keeps on display, recently turned 50 years old. The treat was bought as a gift to Peters’ grandmother, Jean, during her first date with … Read more
Mommy, I have the munchies! A soaring number of New York youngsters is accidentally getting stoned and in some cases severely sickened by mistakenly ingesting cannabis-laced candies left around by careless adults, after the state expanded its legalization of marijuana. Stony Brook University Hospital on Long Island reports that the number of children it has … Read more
A deer walks into a candy shop … It’s no joke: Customers at an old-fashioned sweets store in Washington watched in amazement Saturday as a deer strolled in and became briefly enamored by its taffy display — even possibly swiping a butter-popcorn-flavored piece — before high-tailing it out of there again. Surveillance footage from Buddy … Read more
Scientists have found some Twix to minimize the itch to eat candy. A study published in the journal Scientific Reports showed that people who watched immersive videos of other people eating candy had a significant decline in craving it. The research was inspired by the trend of mukbang videos — live streams in which the … Read more
So that’s why they call it Snickers. The average person probably has no clue how the renowned Snickers candy bar got it’s name and where it came from. Under the eminent candy brand Mars Inc., the Snickers moniker actually traces back to a horse belonging to the founders of the company Ethel and Frank Mars, … Read more
No seat? No sweat. Fashion designer Christian Cowan — famed for larger-than-life looks worn by celebs like pop icon Kylie Minogue, rapper Ice Spice and rumored beau Sam Smith — has launched a collab with the ubiquitous mobile game Candy Crush Saga. Allow The Post to introduce you to “The Sweet Seat” — a beanbag-like dress … Read more
Taste the tang. Skittles maker Mars, Inc. shocked the internet with news of the latest taste being added to the rainbow — Mustard flavor. Candy and condiment are being combined — in partnership with French’s — to honor National Mustard Day on Aug. 5. “Skittles is always looking to inspire moments of everyday happiness and deliver unexpected ways … Read more
An Australian former paramedic is cautioning parents against treating kids under 4 to marshmallows due to choking risks. In a video posted online last week, Nikki Jurcutz explained that the pillowy candy’s “round shape means they could completely block off the entire airway.” “When [marshmallows] are wet, they become sticky and more difficult to swallow … Read more
There’s a deeper meaning behind your favorite chocolate bar. Candy fans are in disbelief over what Twix means — after a 2018 tweet resurfaced exposing its sweet truth. The popular treat, manufactured by Mars, consists of two bars of caramel shortbread biscuit coated in chocolate, packaged in a gold wrapper with “Twix” written in red. … Read more
Forget these memintos. Members of the private Facebook group That’s it, I’m wedding shaming are reportedly slamming a pair of newlyweds for their “pointless” wedding favors. The tiny take-home gift under fire is two unwrapped Polo breath mints, which are made in the UK, in a plastic bag with a sticker that reads: “Thanks for … Read more
Lauren Corbett dated single dads well before it was cool — she even married one. However, she isn’t the only one ogling hunky “stroller candy.” According to relationship experts, “Hot Dad Summer” is here — and they’re making the bachelorettes on the block sweat. Corbett, better known as the “Dadvocate” online, believes single fathers have … Read more
What a sticky situation. A 5-year-old boy in Ohio underwent a procedure to remove a clump of chewing gum stuck in his stomach, according to a case study published this week in JEM Reports. The unidentified child had ingested about 40 pieces of sugar-free gum, arriving at the emergency room the next day with cramps … Read more
California has moved one step closer to banning certain “toxic” ingredients commonly found in Skittles, Pez, Hot Tamales and many more popular candies. The California Assembly last week overwhelmingly passed Assembly Bill 418, sending the legislation over to the state Senate. Introduced by Democratic state Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel, the bill would ban the sale, manufacture and distribution … Read more